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Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act

Introduced: December 12, 2022 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 12, 2022
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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 December 12, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9467 Identical bill Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5235: Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5235/
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"S. 5235: Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5235/.
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S. 5235, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5235/.
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