Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act

United States118th CongressHR-3762House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 1, 2023

Summary

Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a final rule establishing evacuation standards for transport category airplanes. In issuing the rule, the FAA must consider the impact of certain factors on the safe and efficient evacuation of an airplane. These factors include the ability of passengers of different ages (e.g., infants, children, and senior citizens); the ability of passengers with disabilities; the ability of passengers who do not speak English; and seat size, seat pitch, and aisle width.

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S-1765: Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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