Families Flying Together Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2191
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2013-05-23
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Family relationships

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Families Flying Together Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations directing each air carrier to: (1) establish a policy to ensure that a family that purchases tickets for a flight is seated together during that flight, and (2) make the policy available to the public on the air carrier's website.</p> <p>Defines &quot;family&quot; to mean a grouping of individuals that, at a minimum, includes: (1) a child age 12 years or younger; and (2) an individual age 18 years or older and responsible for accompanying that child, including a parent or legal guardian of that child.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2013 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Ms. Hahn , Mr. Rangel , and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations with respect to ensuring families are able to sit together on flights, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Families Flying Together Act of 2013 . 2. Seating families together on flights (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations directing each air carrier to— (1) establish a policy to ensure, to the extent practicable, that a family that purchases tickets for a flight with that air carrier is seated together during that flight; and (2) make the policy described in paragraph (1) available to the public on an appropriate Internet Web site of the air carrier. (b) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Air carrier The term air carrier has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code. (2) Family The term family means a grouping of individuals that includes, at a minimum— (A) a child who is 12 years of age or younger; and (B) an individual who is— (i) 18 years of age or older; and (ii) responsible for accompanying that child, including a parent or legal guardian of that child.