A bill to establish requirements for the adoption of any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 16, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), consistent with accepted medical standards and practices, to implement or enforce a requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of airmen or air traffic controllers for sleep disorders (including obstructive sleep apnea) only if: (1) it is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding in the case of an airman, and (2) the Federal Aviation Administration meets its collective bargaining obligations to its employees in the case of an air traffic controller.
Applies this Act only to a requirement adopted on or after November 1, 2013.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2014 to Mar 24, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Jan 16, 2014 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jan 30, 2014 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Mar 24, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3578 | To establish requirements for the adoption of any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Feb 12, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aviation and airports
- Department of Transportation
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2014Introduced in Senate
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