S 5235
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
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Transportation safety and security
Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act
Introduced: December 12, 2022
Introduced by:
Duckworth, Tammy
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a final rule establishing evacuation standards for transport category airplanes that accounts for certain factors, including the ability of passengers of different ages (e.g., infants, children, and senior citizens) to safely and efficiently evacuate an airplane.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1