,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
take actions to ensure that not fewer   
than #b air traffic controllers are on  
duty and physically situated within the 
air traffic control room or tower of    
certain airports at all times during    
periods of airfield operations1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,minimum       
,staffing of ,air ,traffic ,controllers 
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,minimum staffing of
 air traffic controllers  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation shall take such actions 
as may be necessary to ensure that1 at a
 covered airport1 not fewer than #b air 
traffic controllers are on duty and     
physically situated within the airport's

 air traffic control room or tower at   
all times during periods of airfield    
operations4  7b7 ,covered airport ,in   
this section1 the term covered airport  
means an airport in the ,united ,states 
at which scheduled commercial air       
carrier operations are provided         
regularly4