HR 5090
114th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airports
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Europe
European Union
Iceland
Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
Norway
Trade agreements and negotiations
Transportation employees
To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
Introduced: April 28, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 28, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill bars the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit, or an exemption from certain economic regulations, to furnish foreign air transportation under the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011, unless DOT:
- finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with the intent of the parties, set forth in article 17 bis of the agreement, that opportunities created by the agreement do not undermine labor standards or the labor-related rights and principles contained in the parties' respective laws; and
- imposes conditions on the permit or exemption necessary to ensure that the foreign air transportation furnished complies with the intent of article 17 bis.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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