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H.R. 8737 (116th)

Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 November 2020

Last action

13 November 2020 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Sponsors

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

Subjects

Healthcare, Transport, Aviation

Source updated

3 January 2025

Healthcare · Transport · Aviation

Summary

Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2020 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a 120-day pilot program to conduct temperature checks for domestic and international passengers, individuals accompanying those passengers, crew members, and other individuals who pass through airports and airport security screening locations. In developing the pilot program, the TSA must address certain policies and procedures, including (1) accommodating individuals with disabilities or observing certain religious practices, and (2) exempting individuals who may have a fever unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019). The pilot program must ensure airlines allow passengers who are prohibited from flying due to a fever or a secondary medical screening to reschedule or cancel a flight at no cost. The TSA must, within 90 days after the completion of the pilot program, create a policy for deploying a temperature check program at airports and airport security screening locations through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Department of Transportation must revise its regulations to require the inclusion of certain information about traveling in the passenger notification system during the COVID-19 public health emergency, including (1) a message discouraging any individual who has a fever from traveling in air transportation, and (2) a notification that each passenger and any individual accompanying a passenger into the sterile area of the airport will undergo a temperature check if the pilot program established under this bill is in effect in that airport.

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Timeline

  1. 12 November 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 November 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 November 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 November 2020

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

    Source: Committee

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