US Congress House Bill 1549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-3)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expands provisions prohibiting discrimination against disabled individuals by an air carrier. Specifically, it enumerates certain actions that an air carrier must take or may not take with respect to a disabled individual. It also requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that disabled individuals traveling in air transportation are able to file complaints with DOT in response to disability-related discrimination and receive assistance from DOT through a hotline or comparable electronic means. The bill authorizes an aggrieved individual and the Department of Justice to bring a civil action for discrimination. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall prescribe regulations setting forth minimum standards for aircraft with new or existing type certificates to ensure the accessibility of individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs. The standards shall address, among other things, boarding and deplaning equipment, seating accommodations, lavatories, visually accessible announcements, and proper stowage of assistive devices in the cargo hold to prevent damage.

Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2019

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2019-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-03-06	House	Introduced in House

SB669 (Same As) 2019-03-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1549/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1549/BILLS-116hr1549ih.pdf