{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-votes-bipartisan-legislation-improve-consumer-protections-safety-air", "Davids Votes for Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Consumer Protections, Safety for Air Travelers", "2023-06-14", "2023", "2023-06", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representative Sharice Davids voted to advance bipartisan legislation to improve customer protections and accessibility, increase America\u2019s aviation safety standards, and strengthen domestic aviation workforce and manufacturing. Today\u2019s vote in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee begins the formal process of passing the next Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization, which will fund the agency for the next five years and provide new guidance and standards for the agency, airlines, and manufacturers.\n\n\u201cIn recent months, we\u2019ve seen a frustrating rise in mass flight cancellations, runway near-misses, and costs for air travelers. It\u2019s time Congress acts to provide Americans with a sense of security while traveling,\u201d said Davids. \u201cI\u2019m proud to have worked with Republicans and Democrats to advance legislation that includes many of the priorities I\u2019ve pushed for, including updated safety regulations, more protections for consumers, and incentives to boost the aviation industry here in America. I\u2019m glad we could once again come together to protect the physical and financial well-being of Americans and I look forward to continuing these discussions with my colleagues in the House and Senate.\u201d\n\nThe bipartisan Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, which Davids voted for today,will reauthorize the FAA and protect the flying public. Specifically, it:\n\nImproves airline customer protections and accessibility by directing the Department of Transportation (DOT) to:\n\nDevelop policies for airlines to reimburse passengers for meal and hotel costs incurred when a flight is cancelled;\n\nRequire airlines to create plans to prevent and limit the impact of mass flight cancelations;\n\nEstablish policies allowing passengers to sit next to their young child.\n\nIncreases America\u2019s aviation safety standards by:\n\nDecreasing the risk of airport collisions;\n\nReviewing airplane passenger emergency medical kits and evacuation procedures;\n\nRequiring the FAA to update security measures to help prevent assaults against flight crews and passengers.\n\nStrengthens U.S. aviation workforce and manufacturing by:\n\nHiring more air traffic controller agents;\n\nBoosting American manufacturing through limiting Chinese-owned companies from accessing federal dollars.\n\nThe bill includes additional priorities Davids has pushed for in the past, including advanced air mobility (AAM) regulations and the use of sustainable aviation fuel. Davids\u2019 legislation to promote AAM, an emerging sector of the aviation industry that creates an entirely new mode of transportation using specialized vehicles to transport people and cargo, was signed into law by President Biden last year. Davids also voted for a new law that included investments in infrastructure needed for sustainable aviation fuel, a biofuel that has similar properties to conventional jet fuel but with a smaller carbon footprint.\n\nToday\u2019s markup vote follows a series of House Transportation and Infrastructure hearings on various aviation issues and the solicitation of input from Members of Congress and the aviation stakeholder community. The bill now heads to the House floor for debate and a vote. The Senate has released a separate, bipartisan legislative plan to reauthorize the FAA. The House and Senate will likely prioritize a combination of the two bills that will pass in both chambers before the 2018 FAA reauthorization expires on September 30, 2023.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:15:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-votes-bipartisan-legislation-improve-consumer-protections-safety-air"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5458620619028807, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}