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RESPECT Act

Introduced: August 3, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to respond in writing within 90 days to requests for data and information from Congress.

Specifically, the FAA must respond if

  • the data is within the control of the FAA; and
  • the data would be otherwise appropriate to provide if requested by an airline, an airport, a flight procedure proponent, an Aviation Roundtable, or anyone not employed by the FAA, via a Freedom of Information request from any individual or any entity.

The FAA must also provide staff at a private or public meeting with a Member of Congress if certain conditions are met.

What's happening now August 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 28, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Dec 2, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Aug 3, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4928: RESPECT Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4928/
MLA
"H.R. 4928: RESPECT Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4928/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4928, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4928/.
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[H.R. 4928: RESPECT Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4928/)
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