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HSAT Act

USA116th CongressHR-8526| House 
| Updated: 10/5/2020
Jefferson Van Drew

Jefferson Van Drew

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health Smart Air Travel Act or the HSAT Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a pilot program to improve the application of public health risk mitigation measures related to the public health risks presented by COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) in airports and on passenger aircraft. DOT may provide grants under the program to states, commercial airlines, airports, public health institutions, and other entities to to carry out development, testing, or evaluation of such public health risk mitigation measures. DOT, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must each designate federal facilities for receiving, processing, and analyzing data collected and experience gained by recipients of grants under the program. DOT, DHS, and HHS must use the data collected and experience gained to (1) jointly identify technical, regulatory, or policy challenges to the integration of public health risk mitigation measures related to the public health risks created by COVID-19 in airports and on passenger aircraft; and (2) inform ongoing initiatives by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop operational standards and procedures to mitigate such public health risks.
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Oct 2, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 5, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • October 2, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 2, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 5, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Transportation and Public Works

Aviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and security

HSAT Act

USA116th CongressHR-8526| House 
| Updated: 10/5/2020
Health Smart Air Travel Act or the HSAT Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a pilot program to improve the application of public health risk mitigation measures related to the public health risks presented by COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) in airports and on passenger aircraft. DOT may provide grants under the program to states, commercial airlines, airports, public health institutions, and other entities to to carry out development, testing, or evaluation of such public health risk mitigation measures. DOT, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must each designate federal facilities for receiving, processing, and analyzing data collected and experience gained by recipients of grants under the program. DOT, DHS, and HHS must use the data collected and experience gained to (1) jointly identify technical, regulatory, or policy challenges to the integration of public health risk mitigation measures related to the public health risks created by COVID-19 in airports and on passenger aircraft; and (2) inform ongoing initiatives by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop operational standards and procedures to mitigate such public health risks.
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Timeline
Oct 2, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 5, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • October 2, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 2, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • October 5, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jefferson Van Drew

Jefferson Van Drew

Republican Representative

New Jersey

Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Aviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and security