Flight Attendant Certification Act
Latest action · May 1, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 30, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Flight Attendant Certification Act - Amends Federal taransportation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe standards for cabin crew training and certification for individuals working in an aircraft cabin on board a transport category aircraft with twenty or more seats.
Requires all new and existing cabin crew members to be certified by the Administrator after successful completion of an air carrier's training program consisting of: (1) initial, indoctrination, and emergency training; (2) air carrier specific training related to aircraft types and operator's certificate; and (3) submission by the air carrier to the Administrator confirming such completion.
Declares that the Administrator shall be prohibited from granting an air carrier a waiver of cabin crew training requirements or an exemption from any part of such requirements.
Requires a cabin crew member, to qualify for a cabin crew certificate, to successfully: (1) complete the training requirements established by the Administrator, including all initial, indoctrination, emergency, transition, differences, recurrent, and requalification training; (2) complete the cabin security and self-defense training requirements established by the Transportation Security Administrator; and (3) perform the assigned duties of a cabin crew member and complete the approved proficiency check, under the supervision of a certified instructor or supervisor, for not less than five hours of initial operating experience.
Requires air carrier training programs to receive the Administrator's approval.
Cosponsors 94
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2003 to Jan 28, 2004, with 33 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 30, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Apr 30, 2003Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 957 | Flight Attendant Certification Act | Related bill | Apr 30, 2003 |
Subjects
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