BOARD Fairly Act

Bill: 115-hr-2124
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2017-04-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Consumer affairs

Department of Transportation

Transportation costs

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Bumping on Overbooked Airplanes Requires Dealing Fairly Act or the BOARD Fairly Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to modify a federal regulation relating to oversold flights to ensure that an air carrier:</p> <ul> <li>may not refuse to transport a passenger holding a confirmed reserved seat on a flight to provide a seat for another passenger, regardless of whether such passenger is an air carrier employee;</li> <li>negotiates and solicits a volunteer to relinquish his or her space before boarding the aircraft; and </li> <li>if necessary, continues to increase the amount of compensation offered until a volunteer willingly accepts the offer in exchange for relinquishing a confirmed reserved seat.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2017 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regulation regarding denied boarding on an aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bumping on Overbooked Airplanes Requires Dealing Fairly Act or the BOARD Fairly Act . 2. Modification of denied boarding on an aircraft (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall modify part 250 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that an air carrier— (1) may not refuse to transport a passenger holding a confirmed reserved space on a flight to provide a seat for another passenger, regardless of whether such passenger is an employee of an air carrier; (2) negotiates and solicits a volunteer to relinquish his or her space before boarding the aircraft; and (3) if necessary, continues to increase the amount of compensation offered until a volunteer willingly accepts the offer in exchange for relinquishing a confirmed reserved space. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act restricts the ability of an air carrier to remove a passenger for safety or security reasons.