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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6030 
To protect the right to travel by common carrier, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 18, 2021 
Mr. GOSAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To protect the right to travel by common carrier, 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 ‘‘Freedom to Travel 
Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO TRAVEL BY COMMON CARRIER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All persons shall have the right 
to travel by common carrier. 
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(b) REFUSAL OF TRANSPORTATION.—No person not 
under lawful arrest may be denied or refused transpor-
tation by air, rail, road, or water by a common carrier, 
except on the basis of— 
(1) failure or refusal to pay the fare or comply 
with the rules of the fare and the general conditions 
of carriage specified in the published tariff of the 
carrier; 
(2) failure or refusal to submit to an adminis-
trative search, if required by applicable Federal law 
or regulations, which shall be limited to a search for 
weapons, explosives, or incendiary devices likely to 
pose a threat to the safety of the conveyance, pas-
sengers, or crew; or 
(3) an order from a court of competent jurisdic-
tion. 
SEC. 3. CIVIL ACTION FOR DEPRIVATION OF THE RIGHT TO 
TRAVEL BY COMMON CARRIER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A common carrier, person, or 
Federal agency that denies or refuses transportation by 
common carrier to an individual, except as provided by 
section 2(b) of this Act, shall be liable to such individual 
in an amount equal to the sum of— 
(1) any actual damages sustained by an indi-
vidual as a result of the denial or refusal of trans-
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portation or damages of not less than $1,000 and 
not more than $10,000; 
(2) such amount of punitive damages as the 
court may allow; and 
(3) in the case of any successful action to en-
force any liability under this section, the costs of the 
action together with reasonable attorney’s fees as de-
termined by the court. 
(b) WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—The United 
States, all agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and all 
individuals, firms, corporations, other persons acting for 
the United States and with the authorization and consent 
of the United States, shall not be immune from suit in 
Federal or State court by any person, including any gov-
ernmental or nongovernmental entity, for any violation 
under this section. 
SEC. 4. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Section 46110 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘or the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion with respect to security duties and powers des-
ignated to be carried out by the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘, Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration,’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
SEC. 5. REFUSAL TO TRANSPORT PASSENGERS AND PROP-
ERTY. 
Section 44902 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
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