# 116-hr-5401: Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019

116-hr-5401, Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5401
- Congress: 116
- Title: Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2019-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without an additional charge to an air carrier. The FAA must implement a program to identify, classify, and approve certain non-required safety enhancing equipment. The FAA must also establish performance standards for aircraft angle of attack indicators, disagree alerts, and backup fire suppressions systems.

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- 116-hr-9033: College Athletes Bill of Rights
- 116-hr-8918: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8912: Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Act
- 116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act
- 116-hr-8889: Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Repair Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8886: Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5401 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5401)

## Related
- [116-hr-9033: College Athletes Bill of Rights](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9033)
- [116-hr-8918: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8918)
- [116-hr-8912: Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8912)
- [116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8899)
- [116-hr-8889: Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Repair Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8889)
- [116-hr-8886: Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8886)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5401 (as of 2025-11-18).