Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act
Latest action · Mar 12, 2020 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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 12, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Access Board
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aviation and airports
- Civil actions and liability
- Consumer affairs
- Disability and paralysis
- Hearing, speech, and vision care
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
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