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

Introduced: April 7, 2016 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 7, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prohibit any air carrier that transports passengers by aircraft as a common carrier for compensation from reducing the size, width, padding, or pitch of seats; the amount of leg room per seat; or the width of aisles on such aircraft.

The FAA must prescribe regulations: (1) establishing minimum standards for space for the safety, health, and comfort of aircraft passengers; and (2) requiring each air carrier to prominently display on its website the amount of space available for each passenger on aircraft it operates.

What's happening now April 7, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5291 Related bill Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 11, 2016
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 7, 2016
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Apr 7, 2016
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 7, 2016
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2016
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 7, 2016
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2769: A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2769/
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"S. 2769: A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2769/.
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