No Fees for Lost Baggage Act

Bill: 115-hr-2715
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Consumer affairs

Marine and inland water transportation

Motor carriers

Railroads

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Fees for Lost Baggage Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 to direct the Department of Transportation to require any common carrier (currently, any air carrier) to provide a refund of fees to air passengers for delayed or lost checked baggage.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2715 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require refunds for delayed or lost baggage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fees for Lost Baggage Act . 2. Refunds for delayed or lost baggage Section 2305 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 is amended to read as follows: 2305. Refunds for delayed or lost baggage (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require a common carrier or foreign common carrier to promptly provide to a passenger an automated refund for any ancillary fees paid by the passenger for checked baggage if— (1) the common carrier or foreign common carrier fails to deliver the checked baggage to the passenger— (A) not later than 12 hours after domestic travel arrival; or (B) not later than 15 hours after international travel arrival; and (2) the passenger has notified the common carrier or foreign common carrier of the lost or delayed checked baggage. (b) Exception If the Secretary makes a determination that a requirement under subsection (a) is not feasible and would adversely affect consumers in certain cases, the Secretary may modify the deadlines specified in subsection (a)(1) for such cases, except that— (1) the deadline relating to domestic travel may not exceed 18 hours after arrival; and (2) the deadline relating to international travel may not exceed 30 hours after arrival. .