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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 10476 
To amend chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, to prohibit air 
carriers from paying ancillary fee incentives and discriminating on the 
basis of a covered characteristic in charging or setting fares or ancillary 
fees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2024 
Mr. CORREA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, 
to prohibit air carriers from paying ancillary fee incen-
tives and discriminating on the basis of a covered char-
acteristic in charging or setting fares or ancillary fees, 
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 ‘‘End Airline Extortion 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PAYMENT OF ANCIL-
LARY FEE INCENTIVES AND DISCRIMINATING 
ON 
THE 
BASIS 
OF 
A 
COVERED 
CHAR-
ACTERISTIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 423 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 42309. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PAYMENT OF AN-
CILLARY FEE INCENTIVES AND DISCRIMI-
NATING ON THE BASIS OF A COVERED CHAR-
ACTERISTIC. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION RELATING TO PAYMENT OF AN-
CILLARY FEE INCENTIVES.—No air carrier or foreign air 
carrier shall provide any payment, incentive, fee, or other 
benefit to any employee, contractor, or other person work-
ing on behalf of the carrier as a direct result of that em-
ployee, contractor, or person requiring a passenger of the 
carrier to pay an additional fee related to baggage, seat-
ing, or other add-on service as a condition of boarding a 
flight of the carrier. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION RELATING TO DISCRIMINATING 
ON THE BASIS OF A COVERED CHARACTERISTIC.—No air 
carrier or foreign air carrier shall discriminate on the 
basis of a covered characteristic in charging or setting 
fares or ancillary fees to passengers on the same flight 
for the same service. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADD-ON SERVICE.—The term ‘add-on serv-
ice’ means any service that a passenger or consumer 
may add to a flight booking for an additional cost, 
or may purchase as an in-flight service, including 
seating options, baggage, beverages, food, early 
boarding, lounge access, internet or wifi access, or 
any other service determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
CHARACTERISTIC.—The term 
‘covered characteristic’ means, with respect to a pas-
senger, disability status, familial status, or any char-
acteristic included in section 40127(a) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No air carrier or for-
eign air carrier shall be liable for violating section 
42309(b) of title 49, United States Code, (as added by 
subsection (a)) on the basis of any policies or actions of 
the carrier permitting the carriage of a minor child on a 
flight of that carrier at no charge or a reduced charge. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 423 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
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inserting after the item relating to section 42308 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘42309. Prohibitions relating to payment of ancillary fee incentives and dis-
criminating on the basis of a covered characteristic.’’. 
Æ 
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