To require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for space for passengers on passenger aircraft.

SA 3483. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Menendez, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Schatz, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3124. REGULATIONS RELATING TO SPACE FOR PASSENGERS ON
AIRCRAFT.

(a) Moratorium on Reductions to Aircraft Seat Size.--Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall prohibit any air carrier from reducing the size, width,
padding, or pitch of seats on passenger aircraft operated by
the air carrier, the amount of leg room per seat on such
aircraft, or the width of aisles on such aircraft.
(b) Regulations Relating to Space for Passengers on
Aircraft.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prescribe
regulations--
(1) establishing minimum standards for space for passengers
on passenger aircraft, including the size, width, padding,
and pitch of seats, the amount of leg room per seat, and the
width of aisles on such aircraft for the safety, health, and
comfort of passengers; and
(2) requiring each air carrier to prominently display on
the website of the air carrier the amount of space available
for each passenger on passenger aircraft operated by the air
carrier, including the size, width, padding, and pitch of
seats, the amount of leg room per seat, and the width of
aisles on such aircraft.
(c) Consultations.--In prescribing the regulations required
by subsection (b), the Administrator shall consult with the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, passenger advocacy
organizations, physicians, and ergonomic engineers.
(d) Air Carrier Defined.--In this section, the term ``air
carrier'' means an air carrier (as defined in section 40102
of title 49, United States Code) that transports passengers
by aircraft as a common carrier for compensation.
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