Comfortable and Fair Flight Act

Bill: 114-hr-4203
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2015-12-09
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Consumer affairs

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Comfortable and Fair Flight Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits an air carrier operating an aircraft from charging ticketed passengers a fee for the use of a lavatory on such aircraft. If an aircraft lacks an adequate number of functioning lavatories at the time of boarding, the carrier shall permit a ticketed passenger to select alternative equivalent air transportation operated by such carrier without charging an additional fee.</p> <p> A carrier must refund any baggage fee for baggage that does not arrive within two hours after the passenger arrives at the scheduled destination.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4203 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comfortable and Fair Flight Act . 2. Requirements for aircraft lavatories and baggage refunds (a) In general Subbchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 41725. Aircraft lavatories. (a) Prohibition on fee for use of lavatory An air carrier operating an aircraft in air transportation may not charge an individual with a passenger ticket for such air transportation a fee for the use of a lavatory on such aircraft. (b) Prohibition on change fee for air transportation on aircraft without functioning lavatory If an aircraft operated in air transportation lacks an adequate number (as determined by the Secretary) of functioning lavatories at the time of boarding of such aircraft, the air carrier operating such aircraft shall permit an individual with a passenger ticket for such air transportation to select alternative equivalent air transportation operated by such carrier without charging such individual an additional fee. 41726. Baggage fee refund for delayed baggage. With respect to an individual with a passenger ticket for air transportation, the air carrier providing such air transportation shall refund to such individual any fee imposed on such individual for baggage transported on such air transportation if such baggage does not arrive at the scheduled destination for such baggage before the time that is two hours after the arrival of such individual at such destination. . (b) Regulations Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). (c) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to air transportation that originates on or after the date that is 60 days after the date that regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b). (d) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the following: 41725. Aircraft lavatories. 41726. Baggage fee refund for delayed baggage. .