HR 7741 · 116th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

MIDDLE Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-07-23· Sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.(2020-07-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Maintaining Important Distance During Lengthy Epidemics Act of 2020 or the MIDDLE Act of 2020 This bill prohibits air carriers, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, from (1) permitting adjacent seats to another occupied seat to be filled on a passenger aircraft, (2) passing along the cost of any seat switch undertaken by such air carriers in order to comply with the prohibitions, and (3) permitting a passenger or crewmember to board a passenger aircraft if the passenger or crewmember is not wearing a mask. The Federal Aviation Administration must issue guidance for appropriate exceptions to the prohibitions based on federal public health guidance.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Democrats