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Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 11, 2019
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Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without an additional charge to an air carrier.

The FAA must implement a program to identify, classify, and approve certain non-required safety enhancing equipment.

The FAA must also establish performance standards for aircraft angle of attack indicators, disagree alerts, and backup fire suppressions systems.

What's happening now April 11, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5401 Identical bill Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019
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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 11, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 11, 2019
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Apr 11, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 11, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1178: Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1178/
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"S. 1178: Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1178/.
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S. 1178, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1178/.
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