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S 615 118th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023

Introduced: March 1, 2023 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on aircraft (excluding helicopters).

Specifically, the bill requires

  • flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents on aircraft;
  • the FAA to develop a standardized form and system for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes;
  • the FAA to conduct an investigation after a report is submitted about incidents of smoke or fumes if anybody on the aircraft required medical attention; and
  • air carriers to install and operate onboard detectors and other air quality monitoring equipment situated in the air supply system to enable pilots and maintenance technicians to locate the sources of air supply contamination, including carbon monoxide.
What's happening now March 1, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1293 Identical bill Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 615: Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-615/
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"S. 615: Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-615/.
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S. 615, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-615/.
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