US Congress Senate Bill 669 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation 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, seatng 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

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1549 (Same As) 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/669/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s669/BILLS-116s669is.pdf