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US HR3632

US HR3632
Fair and Open Skies Act


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Introduced
07/09/2019
In Committee
09/19/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To ensure that authorizations issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers do not undermine labor rights or standards, and for other purposes. This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption from certain air carrier certificate requirements under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007, unless DOT finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with Article 17 bis of the agreement, which provides that opportunities created by the agreement do not undermine labor standards or the labor-related rights and principles contained in the laws of the respective parties to the agreement; and imposes conditions on the permit or exemption necessary to ensure compliance with Article 17 bis. The bill modifies policy considerations relating to air carrier certificates to require DOT to consider preventing entry into U.S. markets by flag of convenience carriers (i.e., foreign air carriers established in a country other the home country of their majority owner in order to avoid regulations of the home country) and preventing the undermining of labor standards. In carrying out such air carrier certificate requirements, DOT must consider preventing entry of flag of convenience carriers into U.S. markets as being in the public interest and consistent with public convenience and necessity for safety in air transportation and air commerce. In formulating U.S. international air transportation policy relating to the elimination of discrimination and unfair competition, the Department of State and DOT must include in their considerations the undermining of labor standards.

AI Summary

This bill, the Fair and Open Skies Act, aims to ensure that authorizations issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers do not undermine labor rights or standards. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. The Secretary of Transportation cannot issue a permit or exemption to a foreign air carrier under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement unless the Secretary finds that it would be consistent with Article 17 bis of the Agreement, which protects labor standards, and imposes conditions to ensure compliance with Article 17 bis. 2. The bill modifies policy considerations relating to air carrier certificates to require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider preventing entry into U.S. markets by "flag of convenience carriers" (foreign air carriers established in a country other than the home country of the majority owner in order to avoid regulations) and preventing the undermining of labor standards. 3. The bill requires the Department of State and DOT to include the undermining of labor standards in their considerations when formulating U.S. international air transportation policy relating to the elimination of discrimination and unfair competition.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (157)

Peter DeFazio (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Pete Aguilar (D),  Colin Allred (D),  Cindy Axne (D),  Don Bacon (R),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Jack Bergman (R),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Mike Bost (R),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Kevin Brady (R),  Mo Brooks (R),  Anthony Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Michael Burgess (R),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Steve Chabot (R),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Paul Cook (R),  Jim Costa (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Dan Crenshaw (R),  John Curtis (R),  Sharice Davids (D),  Rodney Davis (R),  Susan Davis (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Tom Emmer (R),  Eliot Engel (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Bill Flores (R),  Jeff Fortenberry (R),  Bill Foster (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Lance Gooden (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Kevin Hern (R),  Brian Higgins (D),  Trey Hollingsworth (R),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Bill Johnson (R),  Hank Johnson (D),  Dave Joyce (R),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  John Katko (R),  Trent Kelly (R),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Adam Kinzinger (R),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Andy Levin (D),  Mike Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Roger Marshall (R),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  David McKinley (R),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  John Moolenaar (R),  Seth Moulton (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Richard Neal (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Ralph Norman (R),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Pete Olson (R),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Guy Reschenthaler (R),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Max Rose (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Kurt Schrader (D),  Kim Schrier (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  David Scott (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Pete Stauber (R),  Chris Stewart (R),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Norma Torres (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  Mike Turner (R),  Juan Vargas (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Filemón Vela (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Steve Watkins (R),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 521. (on 12/09/2020)

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