Fair and Open Skies Act

Bill: 118-hr-4021
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2023-06-12
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Europe

European Union

Labor standards

Licensing and registrations

Trade agreements and negotiations

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fair and Open Skies Act</strong></p><p>This bill amends the policy considerations the Department of Transportation (DOT) must take into account when issuing a foreign air carrier permit. (This allows foreign air carriers to operate in U.S. air space.) DOT must consider preventing the undermining of labor standards when determining whether the foreign air transportation will be in the public interest.</p><p>Further, the bill amends the requirements for the Department of State and DOT in formulating U.S. international air transportation policy. Under current law, the State Department and DOT must develop a negotiating policy emphasizing the greatest degree of competition compatible with a well-functioning international air transportation system and include specific considerations; this is amended to also include preventing the undermining of labor standards.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4021 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2023 Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself, Mr. Ferguson , Mr. Carson , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Hoyle of Oregon , Mr. Bost , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Bacon , and Mr. Johnson of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that authorizations issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers do not undermine labor standards, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair and Open Skies Act . 2. Public interest test Section 41302(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking under an agreement with the United States Government; or and inserting ; and ; and (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the foreign air transportation and inserting after considering the totality of the circumstances, including the factors set forth in section 40101(a), the foreign air transportation . 3. Public interest requirements (a) Policy Section 40101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (17) preventing the undermining of labor standards. . (b) International air transportation Section 40101(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) preventing the undermining of labor standards. .