H.R. 5401 · 116th Congress
Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Cohen
- Introduced
- 2019-12-11
- Latest action
- 2019-12-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Summary
Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without an additional charge to an air carrier.
The FAA must implement a program to identify, classify, and approve certain non-required safety enhancing equipment.
The FAA must also establish performance standards for aircraft angle of attack indicators, disagree alerts, and backup fire suppressions systems.