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HR 1568 102th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Aircraft Aviation safety

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a rulemaking proceeding for the purpose of improving access to overwing emergency exists of aircraft.

Introduced: March 21, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 4, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 4, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Mar 21, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Mar 21, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to improve access to overwing emergency exits of aircraft in accordance with recommendations contained in FAA report AM-89-14, entitled "Influence of Adjacent Seating Configuration on Egress Through a Type III Emergency Exit."

What's happening now April 4, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1568: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a rulemaking proceeding for the purpose of improving access to overwing emergency exists of aircraft.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1568/
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"H.R. 1568: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to initiate a rulemaking proceeding for the purpose of improving access to overwing emergency exists of aircraft.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1568/.
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H.R. 1568, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1568/.
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