United States · Bill · S
S. 596 (115th)
SEAT Act of 2017
Introduced
9 March 2017
Last action
9 March 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Subjects
Transport, Aviation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 or the SEAT Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations: establishing minimum standards for space on passenger aircraft, including the size, width, and pitch of seats, the amount of leg room, and the width of aisles on such aircraft for the safety and health of passengers; and requiring each air carrier to prominently display on its website the amount of space available for each passenger on aircraft it operates.
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Timeline
9 March 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → SEAT Act of 2017
- related to ← Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/596
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/596
- us · 115-s-596 · source updated 5 December 2025