To direct the Secretary of Transportation to require certain air carriers to develop and regularly update an operational resiliency strategy, and for other purposes.
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ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Stanton, Mr. Garamendi, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Brownley, …
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Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires major airlines to develop and regularly update operational resiliency strategies to prevent flight disruptions from weather, staffing issues, and IT failures.
Who Benefits and How
Air travelers gain protection from mass flight cancellations. Airlines develop better disruption planning. Consumer confidence in air travel improves.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Airlines must develop and update resiliency plans. DOT must oversee plan development. Airlines may face costs for IT and staffing improvements.
Key Provisions
- Requires airlines to develop operational resiliency strategies
- Covers weather, staffing models, and IT systems including cybersecurity
- Protects confidentiality of sensitive operational information
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires airlines to develop operational resiliency plans to prevent flight disruptions
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Require airlines to plan for operational disruptions"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Transportation
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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