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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5847 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to requirements for 
air carriers to disclose certain exposures to toxic fumes, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2025 
Mr. ESPAILLAT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
requirements for air carriers to disclose certain exposures 
to toxic fumes, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airline Travelers Right 
to Know Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AIRLINE TOXIC FUME DISCLOSURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart III of part A of subtitle 
VII of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 455—TOXIC FUME DISCLOSURE 
‘‘Sec. 45401. Definition of Administrator. 
‘‘Sec. 45402. Toxic fume disclosure. 
‘‘Sec. 45403. Passenger notification prior to ticket purchase and check-in. 
‘‘Sec. 45404. Immediate notification of toxic fume events aboard aircraft. 
‘‘Sec. 45405. Crew notification of toxic fume events. 
‘‘SEC. 45401. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR. 
‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘Administrator’ means the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. 
‘‘SEC. 45402. TOXIC FUME DISCLOSURE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall implement and enforce a right to know of potential 
toxic fume exposure policy to inform air carrier pas-
sengers, pilots, and cabin crew employees of the potential 
exposure to toxic fumes that cause permanent health or 
brain damage that such passengers, pilots, or employees 
may encounter onboard passenger-carrying aircraft oper-
ating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The right to know of poten-
tial toxic fume exposure policy under subsection (a) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) be made available in all pilot and crew 
member contracts; 
‘‘(2) be made available to all air carrier pas-
sengers immediately after purchasing a ticket for 
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transportation by such air carrier or a third party 
ticket booking entity; 
‘‘(3) include details on the potential for acute 
or chronic impairment relating to such fumes to an 
individual; 
‘‘(4) include details on chemicals known to 
cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive 
harm that may be present in jet engine exhaust, 
fumes from jet fuel, and exhaust from equipment 
used to service airplanes, while making clear that 
sometimes such chemicals enter the jet bridge and 
are present throughout the duration of the flight; 
‘‘(5) provide information on safety management 
systems in place that could protect individuals from 
such exposure; 
‘‘(6) provide information on safety management 
systems to use if exposed to toxic fumes such as oxy-
gen therapy; and 
‘‘(7) provide that passengers of air carriers and 
air carrier crew members have a right to use cabin 
oxygen masks in response to a toxic fume event. 
‘‘(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Administrator shall im-
pose a civil penalty under section 46301 for each violation 
of the disclosure required pursuant to subsection (a). 
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‘‘SEC. 45403. PASSENGER NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO TICKET 
PURCHASE AND CHECK-IN. 
‘‘Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, 
operators of passenger-carrying aircraft operating under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall 
require passengers to indicate an understanding of poten-
tial toxic fume exposure onboard such aircraft in ticket 
purchase process. 
‘‘SEC. 45404. IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF TOXIC FUME 
EVENTS ABOARD AIRCRAFT. 
‘‘Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, 
the Administrator shall notify all affected customers, 
flight attendants, pilots, and aircraft maintenance techni-
cians of any exposure to toxic fumes aboard aircraft as 
soon as an air carrier confirms to the Administrator toxic 
fumes were detected onboard such aircraft. 
‘‘SEC. 45405. CREW NOTIFICATION OF TOXIC FUME EVENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Operators of passenger-carrying 
aircraft under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, shall inform all crewmembers of such aircraft of 
the most recent toxic fume exposure on such aircraft, 
whether the issue that led to the exposure has been re-
solved, and if any crewmembers have requested treatment 
for such exposure. 
‘‘(b) RIGHT TO DECLINE ASSIGNMENT.—Operators 
under subsection (a) shall provide crewmembers with an 
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option to decline an assignment onboard an aircraft cov-
ered under subsection (a) if the issue that led to an expo-
sure reported under such subsection has not been resolved, 
without penalizing such crewmember. 
‘‘SEC. 45406. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FALSE STATEMENT, MIS-
REPRESENTATION, 
IMPARTING, 
OR 
CON-
VEYING FALSE INFORMATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall impose 
a civil penalty under section 46301 for each specified vio-
lation. 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIED VIOLATION.—In this section, the 
term ‘specified violation’ means any false statement, mis-
representation, impart, or conveyance of false information 
by an operator of an aircraft under section 45404 or 
45405 demonstrated by a confirmed illness of a customer 
or employee of a flight provided by such operator. 
‘‘SEC. 45407. PENALTY FOR MISSING REPORTS. 
‘‘If an operator of passenger-carrying aircraft under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that 
is required to report information under this chapter is 
missing any such report on inspection by the Secretary 
of Transportation, the operator shall be liable to the 
United States Government for a civil penalty of 
$100,000.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
title VII of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to chapter 453 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘455. TOXIC FUME DISCLOSURE’’. 
(c) REGULATION.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation administration shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to amend section 13.18 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, to include violations under section 45402 
of title 49, United States Code, under the procedures for 
civil penalties under such section 13.18. 
(d) TOXIC FUME SENSORS.—Not later than 15 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to— 
(1) require operators of passenger-carrying air-
craft under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to install sensors that detect toxic 
fumes onboard such aircraft; and 
(2) amend section 13.18 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to include violations of the reg-
ulations issued under paragraph (1) under the pro-
cedures for civil penalties under such section 13.18. 
(e) OXYGEN FOR CREWMEMBERS.—Not later than 15 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are nec-
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essary to require operators of passenger-carrying aircraft 
under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
to procure and make available to all crewmembers on such 
aircraft mobile oxygen masks for crewmembers assisting 
passengers with oxygen masks in the case of a toxic fume 
event. 
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