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| https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-seeks-representative-demographics-aircraft-evacuation | Congressman Cohen Seeks Representative Demographics for Aircraft Evacuation Testing | 2019-10-31 | 2019 | 2019-10 | Democrat | House | TN | Steve Cohen | C001068 | cohen.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee onAviation, today wrote the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)Administrator Stephen Dickson and Deputy Administrator Daniel K. Elwell,requesting information regarding theFAA's decisionagainstusing a demographically representative sample in its upcoming emergency evacuation testing as mandated by federal law. See the letter here. The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that became law last October contained provisions of Congressman Cohen's Seat Egress in Air Travel (SEAT) Act, requiring the FAA to establish minimum seat sizes and distances between rows of seats on commercial aircraft to assure the safety of the flying public. The FAAis planningtoconductevacuation testing using 720 participants over 12 days in November but reportedly will not include individuals under 18, over 60, or with travel-limiting disabilities, service animals or young children. This is completely unacceptable and unrealistic, Congressman Cohen writes in his letter. The SEAT Act will have a significant impact on the safety and health of airline passengers if it is implemented properly. I respectfully request that you provide an update and explanation into the FAA's decision-making process in omitting these crucial demographic groups. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |