SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO MARKUP FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL; PASSENGER PRIORITIES REMAIN ABSENT, AS REPORTED BY FLYERSRIGHTS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday February 8th the Senate Commerce Committee will mark up its FAA Reauthorization bill, which was originally scheduled to be marked up in June 2023.
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday February 8th the Senate Commerce Committee will mark up its FAA Reauthorization bill, which was originally scheduled to be marked up in June 2023.
- The House of Representatives passed its Reauthorization bill on a bipartisan basis in July of 2023.
- The current draft of the Senate bill does not include many of the passenger protection and safety provisions supported by a group of national airline passenger and consumer protection organizations.
- Consumer groups wrote to the chairs of the House and Senate committees in July 2022 to identify consumers' top priorities.