HR 7867
116th Congress
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Healthy Flights Act of 2020
Introduced: July 30, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 30, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 30, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Healthy Flights Act of 2020
This bill provides authority for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to impose any requirements on passenger and cargo air travel to protect the health and safety of air carrier crewmembers and passengers and to reduce the spread of such infectious disease through the aviation system during public health emergencies such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Among other provisions, the bill
- sets forth requirements relating to the use of masks and other protective equipment for airline passengers and certain airline employees;
- requires the FAA to provide certain employees, including any air traffic controller and airway transportation systems specialist, with masks and other protective equipment;
- mandates the development of a national aviation preparedness plan to ensure the aviation system is prepared to respond to epidemics and pandemics of infectious diseases;
- directs each air carrier operating an aircraft with a seating capacity of 20 or more to implement appropriate measures on a flight in air transportation for the purpose of reducing the likelihood of any passenger or crewmember contracting an infectious disease;
- requires the FAA to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study on the transmission of infectious diseases, including airborne diseases, in the cabins of passenger airplanes; and
- establishes a Center of Excellence for Infectious Disease Response and Prevention in Aviation within the FAA.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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