S. 82 117th Congress Senate

Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2021 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Dec 17, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.

Dec 17, 2021

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.

May 12, 2021

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jan 28, 2021

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

Jan 28, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action December 17, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services to form a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

The task force must develop recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of air travel during the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as the resumption of full operations at airports and increased passenger air travel after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.

DOT must establish a joint federal advisory committee to advise the task force to include developing and submitting policy recommendations to the task force regarding the recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines that the task force must develop.

Additionally, DOT must publish the policy recommendations on a publicly accessible website.

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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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Cosponsors 2

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Jan 28, 2021

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Jan 28, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 82: Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-82/

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