US HB3578 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 36-5)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-12 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-12 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), consistent with accepted medical standards and practices, to implement or enforce a requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of airmen or air traffic controllers for sleep disorders (including obstructive sleep apnea) only if: (1) it is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding in the case of an airman, and (2) the Federal Aviation Administration meets its collective bargaining obligations to its employees in the case of an air traffic controller. Applies this Act only to a requirement adopted on or after November 1, 2013.
Title
To establish requirements for the adoption of any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-12 | Senate | Received in the Senate. |
| 2014-02-11 | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. |
| 2014-02-11 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1744) |
| 2014-02-11 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1758) |
| 2014-02-11 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. LoBiondo objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. |
| 2014-02-11 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3578. |
| 2014-02-11 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1744-1746) |
| 2014-02-11 | House | Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2014-02-06 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 253. |
| 2014-02-06 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-343. |
| 2013-12-04 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2013-12-04 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2013-12-04 | House | Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged. |
| 2013-11-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. |
| 2013-11-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1941 (Related) 2014-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
