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S 3421 114th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

A bill to require air carriers to provide all flight attendants with scheduled rest periods of at least 10 consecutive hours between duty periods and to comply with fatigue management plans for…

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A bill to require air carriers to provide all flight attendants with scheduled rest periods of at least 10 consecutive hours between duty periods and to comply with fatigue management plans for flight attendants that have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 28, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires air carriers to provide a 10-hour rest period to a flight attendant who is scheduled to a duty period of up to 14 hours. Current regulations generally mandate a nine-hour rest period but allow an eight-hour rest period under certain circumstances.

Air carriers must comply with specified fatigue risk management plan requirements, subject to civil penalties.

What's happening now September 28, 2016

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 636 Related bill FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Nov 15, 2016
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 28, 2016
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2016
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3421: A bill to require air carriers to provide all flight attendants with scheduled rest periods of at least 10 consecutive hours between duty periods and to comply with fatigue management plans for flight attendants that have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3421/
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"S. 3421: A bill to require air carriers to provide all flight attendants with scheduled rest periods of at least 10 consecutive hours between duty periods and to comply with fatigue management plans for flight attendants that have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3421/.
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S. 3421, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3421/.
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