Healthy Air Travel Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 25, 2023)
Healthy Air Travel Act
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an interagency task force to develop and implement a strategy to identify and advance research on communicable diseases in air travel. The task force must consult with representatives from the aviation industry, health experts, and labor stakeholders in developing the strategy.
Under the bill, the term communicable disease refers to certain diseases that have the potential to cause a future epidemic or pandemic of infectious disease that would constitute a public health emergency of international concern as declared, after the date of the bill's enactment, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
What just happenedMay 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 25, 2023
- May 25, 2023IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - May 25, 2023IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 25, 2023IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House