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Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act

USA116th CongressS-3473| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2020
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (5)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act This bill requires air carriers (including foreign carriers) to ensure equal access to airline information and entertainment programming for all airline passengers regardless of their disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires open captioning and an American Sign Language option for persons with disabilities when the information and programming are available to passengers through shared video displays, such as a monitor located in a passenger access aisle; closed captioning and an American Sign Language option when the information and programming are available to passengers through individual video displays; video descriptions when the information and programming are available to passengers through individual video displays or shared video displays; an aural public address announcement in textual format through individual video displays or shared video displays; and control systems for video displays to have a nonvisual operating option. A civil action may be brought in a U.S. District Court against an air carrier for violations of these requirements. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board must set forth the minimum technical criteria for individual video displays to ensure that they include a mechanism that allows persons with disabilities to operate the displays nonvisually.
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Timeline
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Access BoardAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDisability and paralysisHearing, speech, and vision careInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTransportation safety and security

Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act

USA116th CongressS-3473| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2020
Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act This bill requires air carriers (including foreign carriers) to ensure equal access to airline information and entertainment programming for all airline passengers regardless of their disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires open captioning and an American Sign Language option for persons with disabilities when the information and programming are available to passengers through shared video displays, such as a monitor located in a passenger access aisle; closed captioning and an American Sign Language option when the information and programming are available to passengers through individual video displays; video descriptions when the information and programming are available to passengers through individual video displays or shared video displays; an aural public address announcement in textual format through individual video displays or shared video displays; and control systems for video displays to have a nonvisual operating option. A civil action may be brought in a U.S. District Court against an air carrier for violations of these requirements. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board must set forth the minimum technical criteria for individual video displays to ensure that they include a mechanism that allows persons with disabilities to operate the displays nonvisually.
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Timeline
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (5)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Access BoardAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDisability and paralysisHearing, speech, and vision careInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTransportation safety and security