Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 27, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007 - Requires an air carrier that provides publicly viewable entertainment screens on which violent in-flight programming is displayed to provide a child safe viewing area for child passengers who are under the age of 13 and for at least one adult travel companion per child. Requires: (1) all unaccompanied children under the age of 13 to be seated in the child safe viewing area; and (2) an air carrier, ticket agent, or their employees to offer an adult traveling with a child under the age of 13 the opportunity to request seating in the child safe viewing area.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2007 to Oct 17, 2007; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Oct 17, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2007 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 27, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for a child safe viewing area within which covered air carriers shall not display violent in-flight programming.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Friendly Flights Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in House
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