[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3483. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Menendez, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Schatz, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3124. 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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