Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act

Bill: 115-hr-4445
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2017-11-16
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

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Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to require each air carrier to submit for approval a one-page document that accurately describes the rights of passengers in air transportation. </p> <p>The document must include guidelines for: (1) compensation for flight delays of various lengths, flight cancellations, and mishandled baggage; (2) voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to overbooking or priority of other passengers; and (3) involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal.</p> <p>Each air carrier must make the document available on its website and in written form at all offices and ticket counters. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4445 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 16, 2017 Mr. Nolan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require air carriers to create and make available a concise document regarding air passenger rights.

1. Short title Ths Act may be cited as the Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act . 2. Passenger rights (a) Guidelines Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require each air carrier to submit for approval a 1-page document that accurately describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, including guidelines for the following: (1) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight delays of various lengths. (2) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight cancellation. (3) Compensation for mishandling baggage, including delayed, damaged, pilfered, or lost baggage. (4) Voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to overbooking or priority of other passengers. (5) Involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal for whatever reason, including for safety and security reasons. (b) Approval of guidelines Not later than 3 months after each air carrier submits its guidelines for approval to the Secretary under subsection (a), the air carrier shall make available such 1-page document on its website and in written form at all offices and ticket counters.