HR 14 102th Congress House

Flight Attendant Duty Time Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide for the establishment of limitations on the duty time for flight attendants.

Introduced: April 16, 1991 See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedureAirline employeesFlight crewsHours of labor

Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 2, 1991

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Aug 1, 1991

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Aug 1, 1991

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 195 (Roll No. 250).

Aug 1, 1991

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Aug 1, 1991

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Aug 1, 1991

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 14.

Aug 1, 1991

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

Aug 1, 1991

The Speaker designated the Honorable Dennis M. Hertel to act as Chairman of the Committee.

Aug 1, 1991

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 203 and Rule XXIII.

Aug 1, 1991

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 14 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Public Works and Transportation now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.

Aug 1, 1991

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 203.

Aug 1, 1991

Rule H. Res. 203 passed House.

Jul 24, 1991

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 203 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 14 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Public Works and Transportation now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.

Jun 24, 1991

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.

Jun 24, 1991

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Public Works + Transportation. H. Rept. 102-128.

May 21, 1991

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 21, 1991

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

May 1, 1991

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 1, 1991

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Mar 13, 1991

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 14, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Jan 3, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.

Jan 3, 1991

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Aug 1, 1991	House · vote #250	On Passage	Passed	228–195	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 292	–	Amendment in the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Aug 1, 1991
HAMDT 290	–	Amendment sought to exempt airlines with seven or fewer aircraft from the provisions of the bill governing th…	Failed	Aug 1, 1991

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Latest action August 2, 1991

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flight Attendant Duty Time Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish limitations on duty time for flight attendants. Requires the Secretary to issue final regulations by a specified deadline.

Prohibits any air carrier from operating an aircraft using a flight attendant who has been on duty in excess of specified hours or who has had less than a specified number of hours of rest if such regulations have not been promulgated by a certain time.

Permits modification of the specified hours of duty if the Secretary determines such modification is in the public interest and submits a copy of the modifying regulations to certain congressional committees.

Treats a duty period with both domestic and international flight segments as: (1) international flying for purposes of calculating duty and rest requirements if the majority of the flight time during such period is on an international segment; and (2) domestic flying if the majority of such flight time during such period is on a domestic segment.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Aviation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 8

Faleomavaega, Eni

· Jun 18, 1991

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Jun 13, 1991

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Jun 13, 1991

FROST, MARTIN

· Jun 5, 1991

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Jun 5, 1991

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jun 5, 1991

Kaptur, Marcy

Ohio · Apr 16, 1991

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Mar 21, 1991

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