# 116-hr-8712: National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020

116-hr-8712, National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8712
- Congress: 116
- Title: National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2020-10-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks, including to ensure that at-risk employees are equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment to reduce the likelihood of exposure to a communicable disease that has the potential to cause an epidemic or pandemic of infectious disease that would constitute a public health emergency of international concern (i.e., a covered communicable disease). In developing the plan, DOT must consult with aviation industry and labor stakeholders such as air carriers. The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study assessing the plan, including (1) whether the plan meets the obligations of the United States under international conventions and treaties, and (2) the extent to which the United States aviation system is prepared to respond to an outbreak of a covered communicable disease.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7816: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act
- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8712)

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- [116-hr-7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lew…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7799)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8712 (as of 2025-11-18).