Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022
Latest action · Mar 30, 2022 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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement regulations regarding smoke or fume incidents on aircraft (excluding helicopters).
Specifically, the bill requires
- flight attendants, pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, airport first responders, and emergency response teams to receive annual training on how to respond to incidents on aircraft;
- the FAA to develop a standardized form and system for reporting incidents involving smoke or fumes;
- the FAA to conduct an investigation after a report is submitted about incidents of smoke or fumes if anybody on the aircraft required medical attention; and
- air carriers to install and operate onboard detectors and other air quality monitoring equipment situated in the air supply system to enable pilots and maintenance technicians to locate the sources of air supply contamination, including carbon monoxide.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2022 to Sep 28, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 29, 2022 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Mar 29, 2022 |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Original | Mar 29, 2022 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 30, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 18, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 13, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 1, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Aug 5, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Sep 28, 2022 |
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 Mar 29, 2022 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Mar 29, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E310)
- Mar 29, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E310 | John Garamendi D-CA | Mar 29, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 55, March 29, 2022, page H3971.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1293 | Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 2, 2023 |
| S 3944 | Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the safety of the air supply on aircraft, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
