[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2769 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2769

  To require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum 
       standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 7, 2016

  Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, 
 Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, 
and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum 
       standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REGULATIONS RELATING TO SPACE FOR PASSENGERS ON AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Moratorium on Reductions to Aircraft Seat Size.--Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prohibit any air carrier 
from reducing the size, width, padding, or pitch of seats on passenger 
aircraft operated by the air carrier, the amount of leg room per seat 
on such aircraft, or the width of aisles on such aircraft.
    (b) Regulations Relating to Space for Passengers on Aircraft.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall prescribe regulations--
            (1) establishing minimum standards for space for passengers 
        on passenger aircraft, including the size, width, padding, and 
        pitch of seats, the amount of leg room per seat, and the width 
        of aisles on such aircraft for the safety, health, and comfort 
        of passengers; and
            (2) requiring each air carrier to prominently display on 
        the website of the air carrier the amount of space available 
        for each passenger on passenger aircraft operated by the air 
        carrier, including the size, width, padding, and pitch of 
        seats, the amount of leg room per seat, and the width of aisles 
        on such aircraft.
    (c) Consultations.--In prescribing the regulations required by 
subsection (b), the Administrator shall consult with the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, passenger advocacy organizations, physicians, and ergonomic 
engineers.
    (d) Air Carrier Defined.--In this section, the term ``air carrier'' 
means an air carrier (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code) that transports passengers by aircraft as a common carrier 
for compensation.
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