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H.R. 1696: Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021

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H.R. 1696: Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-09 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021

Plain summary

Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021 This bill expands provisions prohibiting discrimination against disabled individuals by an air carrier. Specifically, it enumerates certain actions that an air carrier must take or may not take with respect to a disabled individual. It also requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that disabled individuals traveling in air transportation are able to file complaints with DOT in response to disability-related discrimination and receive assistance from DOT through a hotline or comparable electronic means. The bill authorizes an aggrieved individual and the Department of Justice to bring a civil action for discrimination. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall prescribe regulations setting forth minimum standards for aircraft with new or existing type certificates to ensure the accessibility of individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs. The standards shall address, among other things, boarding and deplaning equipment, seating accommodations, lavatories, visually accessible announcements, and proper stowage of assistive devices in the cargo hold to prevent damage.

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Official text

Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · 56 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Dina Titus (D-NV), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Grace Meng (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John B. Larson (D-CT), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1696 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117