MIDDLE Act of 2020
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 23, 2020)
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.
What just happenedJul 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 23, 2020
- Jul 24, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aviation Subcommittee - Jul 23, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Jul 23, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House