Amendment109th Congress
Amendment reduces to 15 minutes the time required of passengers on commercial flights into and out of Washington Reagan National Airport to remain seated after takeoff from and before touchdown at that airport.
- Amendment Number
- 151
- Description
- Amendment reduces to 15 minutes the time required of passengers on commercial flights into and out of Washington Reagan National Airport to remain seated after takeoff from and before touchdown at that airport.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 6 printed in part B of House Report 109-84 to change the "30 minute rule" that requires passengers on commercial flights into and out of Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) to remain seated for 30 minutes by reducing that time to 15 minutes. The amendment permits the Secretary of DHS to decrease the time even more; and prohibits the pilot from diverting a flight from DCA for a violation of the seating rule unless he or she determines the actions to bea threat to the security of passengers or the aircraft.
- Congress
- 109
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 18, 2005
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Ehlers amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 14:36:34
- Submitted Date
- May 18, 2005
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022