Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act

Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: - H.R. 741/S. 1608, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; - H.R. 884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; - H.R. 911/S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; - S. 82/H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; - H.R. 1696/S. 642, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; - H.R. 1813/S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury/FASTER Act; - H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; - H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; - H.R. 3110/S. 1658, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes; - H.R. 3440/S. 2263, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; - S. 1752/H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; - H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; - H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; - S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; - S. 2085, Save Our Future Act; - H.R. 1187, Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; - S. 1217, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021; - H.R. 6215/S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act; - S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; - S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; - S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; H.R. 8257/S. 4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to staffing and security and facilitation fees; H.R. 8294/S. 4670, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to airline passenger taxes, NextGen program, consumer protection, and sustainable aviation fuel; S. 1260/H.R. 4521, United States Innovation and Competition Act/America Competes Act of 2022, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; S. 4419/H.R. 8105, Good Jobs for Good Airports Act; S. 4392, Reduce our Military Reliance on Foreign Fuel Act; H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 7900/S. 4543, National Defense Authorization Bill, provisions relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuel; H.R. 8605/S. 4665, To provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets; H.R. 5376/PL 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, provisions relating to sustainable aviation fuels; H.R. 4346/PL 117-167, CHIPS Act of 2022, provisions relating to sustainable aviation fuels; S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022; H.R. 8698, To eliminate the exemption of air carriers from the authority of the Federal Trade Commission and to prohibit certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices relating to air carrier delays, and for other purposes; H.R. 8727, To establish an alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program, and for other purposes; S. 4801, Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act; S. 4674/H.R. 8874, Credit Card Competition Act of 2022; H.R. 8949, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend counter-unmanned aircraft systems authorities, to improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes; Request for Comments, Minimum Seat Dimensions Necessary for Safety of Air Passengers (Emergency Evacuation) in FAA-2022-1001; NPRM, Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees in DOT-OST-2017-0007; NPRM, Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections in DOT-OST-2022-0089; NPRM, Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements in FAA-2019-0770; In the matter of ALL U.S. AIR CARRIERS Waiver of the dormancy and startup conditions on limited entry route authority in DOT-OST-2020-0035; Orders Limiting Operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport and New York LaGuardia Airport; High Density Traffic Airports Rule at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at FAA-2020-0862; NPRM, Installation and Operation of Flightdeck Installed Physical Secondary Barriers on Transport Category Airplanes in Part 121 Service in FAA-2022-0772; Refunding Fees for Delayed Checked Bags and Ancillary Services that Are Not Provided in DOT-OST-2016-0208; NPRM, Accessible Lavatories on Single Aisle Aircraft, Part 1 in DOT-OST-2019-0180 and Part 2 in DOT-OST-2021-0137; NPRM, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, Securities and Exchange Commission, 34-94478, File Number S7-10-22; Executive Order 13998 on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel, January 21, 2021; Executive Order 14036 on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, July 9, 2021; Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including: - FAA Air Traffic Control operations, modernization, staffing and equipage; - Passenger Facility Charges; - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft, security issues, TSA wait times, facilities, equipment, biometrics, and staffing issues); - Airport Security Issues; - Cybersecurity issues; - Customs and Border Protection issues (CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, biometric entry/exit); - Aircraft noise and emissions issues; - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, passenger and cargo inspection issues, and inspection fees; - International air service rights issues (Open Skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); - Ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, and refund policies; - Passenger Accessibility issues; - FAA Flight and Duty Time regulations; - Bureau of Transportation Statistics; - Global Distribution Systems/Online Travel Agents; - Air Carrier Cabotage Exemptions; - Revenue Diversion; - Information Technology issues; - Labor issues; - Domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; - FAA Reauthorization; - Regulatory Reform; - Data Privacy; - Aircraft Certification Issues; - Taxes On Aviation; - Coronavirus (COVID-19) including aircraft cleaning, facial covering requirement, health screening requirements, slot waivers, COVID-19 testing, and international travel restrictions; - Climate Policy; - Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); - Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Reporting; - Airport Infrastructure; - Secondary Cockpit Barriers; - Tourism; - Spectrum Interference Issues; - Fuel Supply Issues; - Airline operations; -Non-binary Gender Ticketing; and - Family seating.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

S.Con.Res.5, H.Con.Res.11, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Payroll Support Program); H.R. 712, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes; H.R. 741, To support the sustainable aviation fuel market, and for other purposes; H.R.884, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, and for other purposes; H.R.906, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from setting a requirement that air carriers and foreign air carriers must require an individual to test negative for COVID-19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier, and for other purposes; H.R.911, S. 911, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R.468, S. 2053, To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects; S.82, H.R. 1463, A bill to require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes; S.303, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and require the owners and operators of equipment and facilities used by passenger or freight transportation employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize that equipment and provide personal protective equipment to certain employees, and for other purposes; S.316, A bill to establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R.1262, Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2021; H.R. 1696, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2021; H.R.1813, S. 2717, To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. / FASTER Act; H.R.1870, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes; H.R.1871, To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes; H.R.1877, To require the Transportation Security Administration to issue a plan to improve security screening procedures at airports during the COVID-19 national emergency, and for other purposes; H.R.1893, To direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop a transportation security preparedness plan in the event of a communicable disease outbreak, and for other purposes; H.R.1895, Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 2021; S.343, Fly Safe Canine COVID Detection Act of 2021; H.R. 2387, To establish a temperature checks pilot program for air transportation, and for other purposes; H.R. 2719, To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 2770, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies, and for other purposes; H.R. 3110, S. 1658, PUMP Act or Pump for Nursing Mothers Act; H.R. 3440, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 1260, H.R. 4521, Endless Frontier Act (Sustainable Aviation Fuel); S. 1752, H.R. 3482, A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation; H.R. 3684, Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684, Invest in America Act / Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 3933, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the installation of ground-based augmentation systems, and for other purposes; H.R. 4042, To provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes; H.R. 4075, A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, To conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional security re-screening, and for other purposes; S. 1608, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act; S. 1715, H.R. 3340, Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airports; S. 2052, Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021; S. 2118, Clean Energy for America Act; S. 2166, H.R. 4634, RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021; S. 2263, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel, and for other purposes; S. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021; S. 1791, FAST Electricity Act; S. 2350, Safe Skies Act of 2021; S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2859, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain taxes and revenues; H.R. 4350, S. 2792, S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2022; H.R. 4431, S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4550, S. 3045, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R. 4598, Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2021; H.R. 4925, Fairness in Airspace Includes Residents Act; H.R. 4926, LEAVE Act; H.R. 4927, NOTIFIED Act; H.R. 4929, REST Act of 2021; H.R. 4930, SHHH Act; H.R. 4931, SNORE Act of 2021; H.R. 4954, PFAS Act; H.R. 4957, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require the announcement of the penalty for interference with cabin or flight crew, and for other purposes; H.R. 5357, Unruly Passenger Restraint Review Act; H.R. 5373, To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes; H.R. 5376, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14; S. Con. Res. 14, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; S. 2875, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cyber Incident Review Office in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; H.R. 4094, One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021; H.R. 1512, Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act (CLEAN Future Act); H.R. 5658, DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act; S. 2888, U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act; H.R. 5440, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021; H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act; H.R. 6215, S. 3352, FAIR Fees Act of 2021; S. 2875, Cyber Incident Report Act of 2021; S. 3125, Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity Act; S. 3222, Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; S. 3260, Transportation Security Administration 20th Anniversary Review Act; S. 3333, Airline Information and Entertainment Access Act; S. 3375, Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021; H.R. 3684, Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework; S. 3600, Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022; S. 3662, Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act; H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022; S.623, H.R. 69, Sunshine Protection Act of 2021; S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act; S. 4019, H.R. 7433, A bill to protect airline crew members, security screening personnel, and passengers by banning abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights; H.R. 7423, A bill to prohibit imposing certain COVID-19 face covering and vaccine mandates; S. 4038, A bill to increase the production nd use of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; H.R. 7267, S. 3944, Cabin Air Safety Act of 2022; H.R. 7321, Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act; S. 4045, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans; S. 4419, H.R. 8105, A bill to require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes; S. 4392, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Department of Defense; S. 4372, A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out a pilot program on developing and testing dynamic management of special activity airspace, and for other purposes; H.R. 7900, S.4543, FY2023 National Defense Authorization Bill; H.R. 8257, S. 4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023; H.R. 8294, S. 4670, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act; H.R. 8605, S. 4665, To provide cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets; S. 4687, Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022; H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; H.R. 8689, To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate commercial space transportation accidents, and for other purposes; H.R. 8698, To eliminate the exemption of air carriers from the authority of the Federal Trade Commission and to prohibit certain unfair and deceptive acts and practices relating to air carrier delays, and for other purposes; H.R. 8727, To establish an alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program, and for other purposes; S. 4801, Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act; S.4674, H.R. 8874, Credit Card Competition Act of 2022; H.R. 8949, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend counter-unmanned aircraft systems authorities, to improve transparency, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes. In addition to contacts associated with the legislation described above: Contact Tracing (COVID-19) Digital Health Credentials (COVID-19) COVID-19 Testing, Quarantines and Travel Bans Domestic COVID-19 Testing International Travel Restrictions Facial Covering Requirement and Mandates (COVID-19) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution & Prioritization Climate Change Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Modernization Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Aviation Rulemaking FAA NextGen Program Airport Infrastructure FY2023 Agriculture Appropriations (Wildlife Services) Spectrum Interference Issue (Radio Altimeters and FCC Ligado Decision) Commercial Space and Space Ports COVID Related Regulatory Relief Carriage of Cargo in Passenger Aircraft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones Pilot Mental Health Air Travel Refunds and Travel Voucher Policy FAA Facial Covering Enforcement Onboard Aircraft FAA Pilot Record Database Unruly Airline Passenger Policy Aviation War Risk Insurance Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity State of California Meal and Rest Break Rules Aviation Workforce Supply TSA Non-Binary Gender Ticketing Designation National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Air Traffic Control Facility Staffing FY2023 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations FY2023 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Aviation Fuel Supply (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Regulations) Federal Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Policy TSA One Stop Pilot Program Secondary Cockpit Barriers Airport Improvement Program Environmental Project Priority Air Carrier Access Act Aircraft Evacuation Standards Aircraft Emergency Medical Kits Interagency Communications (FAA and FCC)

Client expense: $1,458,600 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Airport access for new entrant and low cost air carriers JetBlue and American Airlines' Northeast Alliance JetBlue acquisition of Spirit Airlines Financial aid resources for pilot training programs Aviation emissions and environmental policy including sustainable aviation fuel United States Open Skies agreements Foreign carriers access to domestic markets under the U.S. and E.U. Open Skies Agreement H.R.3095- Fair and Open Skies Act S.3045- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.4550- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 S.4670 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R.8294 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 GSA City Pair Contracts S.3179 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R.4345 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 S.4685- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R.8254- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 S.4543- FY2023 National Defense Authorization Bill H.R.7900- FY2023 National Defense Authorization Bill S.1752- A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation H.R.3482- A bill to establish the National Center for Advancement of Aviation Air Traffic Control and network operations, specifically in the Northeast and Florida Air carrier hiring and staffing issues H.R. 8698- Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act

Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)