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.
Latest action. Received in the Senate.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 6, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on February 11, 2014. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Received in the Senate.
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In the 113th Congress (2013-14), 296 of the 9,091 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.3 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Who is behind it?
FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ) introduced it on November 21, 2013, and 40 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 5 Democrats, 35 Republicans.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 21, 2013, 4723 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 4640 days ago, on February 12, 2014.
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Vote history
- HouseReceived in the Senate.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action