Minimum Staffing of Air Traffic Controllers Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-66
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2013-01-03
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Minimum Staffing of Air Traffic Controllers Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to take necessary action to ensure that a commercial airport has at least two air traffic controllers on duty and physically situated within the airport's air traffic control room or tower at all times during periods of airfield operations.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 66 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to take actions to ensure that not fewer than 2 air traffic controllers are on duty and physically situated within the air traffic control room or tower of certain airports at all times during periods of airfield operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Minimum Staffing of Air Traffic Controllers Act of 2013 . 2. Minimum staffing of air traffic controllers (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, at a covered airport, not fewer than 2 air traffic controllers are on duty and physically situated within the airport’s air traffic control room or tower at all times during periods of airfield operations. (b) Covered airport In this section, the term covered airport means an airport in the United States at which scheduled commercial air carrier operations are provided regularly.