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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4203 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit certain fees related 

to aircraft lavatories, to require refunding baggage fees if baggage is 

delayed, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 9, 2015 

Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit certain 

fees related to aircraft lavatories, to require refunding 

baggage fees if baggage is delayed, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Comfortable and Fair 

5 Flight Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT LAVATORIES AND 

2 BAGGAGE REFUNDS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subbchapter I of chapter 417 of 

4 title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 41725. Aircraft lavatories. 

7 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON FEE FOR USE OF LAVA8 TORY.—An air carrier operating an aircraft in air trans9 portation may not charge an individual with a passenger 

10 ticket for such air transportation a fee for the use of a 

11 lavatory on such aircraft. 

12 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CHANGE FEE FOR AIR TRANS13 PORTATION ON AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FUNCTIONING LAVA14 TORY.—If an aircraft operated in air transportation lacks 

15 an adequate number (as determined by the Secretary) of 

16 functioning lavatories at the time of boarding of such air17 craft, the air carrier operating such aircraft shall permit 

18 an individual with a passenger ticket for such air transpor19 tation to select alternative equivalent air transportation 

20 operated by such carrier without charging such individual 

21 an additional fee. 

22 ‘‘§ 41726. Baggage fee refund for delayed baggage. 

23 ‘‘With respect to an individual with a passenger ticket 

24 for air transportation, the air carrier providing such air 

25 transportation shall refund to such individual any fee im26 posed on such individual for baggage transported on such 


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1 air transportation if such baggage does not arrive at the 

2 scheduled destination for such baggage before the time 

3 that is two hours after the arrival of such individual at 

4 such destination.’’. 

5 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

7 Transportation shall issue such regulations as are nec8 essary to carry out the amendment made by subsection 

9 (a). 

10 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub11 section (a) shall apply with respect to air transportation 

12 that originates on or after the date that is 60 days after 

13 the date that regulations are issued pursuant to subsection 

14 (b). 

15 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap16 ter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

17 inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the fol18 lowing: 

‘‘41725. Aircraft lavatories. 

‘‘41726. Baggage fee refund for delayed baggage.’’. 

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