# 114-hr-4295: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots.

114-hr-4295, To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4295
- Congress: 114
- Title: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2015-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods for flight attendants to ensure that a flight attendant scheduled to a duty period of 14 hours or less is given a scheduled rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours. The scheduled duty period may be reduced to at least 9 consecutive hours if the flight attendant is provided a subsequent rest period of at least 11 consecutive hours that: (1) is scheduled to begin within 24 hours after the beginning of the reduced rest period, and (2) occurs between the completion of the scheduled duty period and the commencement of the subsequent duty period.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2016-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4295 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4295)

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- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-5025: 2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5025)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
- [114-hr-4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4470)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4295 (as of 2025-11-18).