SAFE SEAT Act

Bill: 115-hr-2235
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2017-04-28
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Consumer affairs

Department of Transportation

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act or the SAFE SEAT Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue or revise regulations to ensure that:</p> <ul> <li>a passenger, after boarding an aircraft for a flight, is not subjected to the use of force or involuntary removal unless directly necessary for safety or security;</li> <li>air carriers resolve all overbooking issues prior to beginning boarding for a flight; and </li> <li>air carriers, before an individual is involuntarily denied boarding, make a compensation offer to any individual willing to voluntarily forgo boarding that is at least the maximum compensation amount required under federal regulations for passengers denied boarding voluntarily.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2235 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2017 Ms. Judy Chu of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To improve air travel for passengers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone’s Access to Travel Act or the SAFE SEAT Act . 2. Air travel improvements (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that— (1) a passenger, after boarding an aircraft for a flight, is not subjected to the use of force or involuntary removal unless directly necessary for safety or security; (2) air carriers resolve all issues relating to overbooking of a flight prior to beginning boarding for that flight; and (3) air carriers, before an individual is denied boarding involuntarily with respect to a flight, make a compensation offer— (A) to any individual willing to voluntarily forgo boarding for that flight; and (B) in an amount that is at least the maximum compensation amount required under Federal regulations for passengers denied boarding involuntarily. (b) Air carrier defined In this section, the term air carrier has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.