SEAT Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2191
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Consumer affairs

Department of Transportation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Secure Equity in Airline Transportation Act of 2017 or the SEAT Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule to revise a federal regulation relating to oversold flights to prohibit an air carrier from denying air transportation to a passenger on an oversold aircraft that the passenger has boarded based on the status of the passenger with respect to the carrier's priority rules and criteria for determining which passengers holding a confirmed reserved seat shall be denied boarding in the event that an insufficient number of volunteers come forward.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2017 Mr. Dunn (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Buchanan , and Mr. Neal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to revise certain regulations relating to aircraft boarding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Equity in Airline Transportation Act of 2017 or the SEAT Act of 2017 . 2. Aircraft boarding Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule to revise part 250 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to prohibit an air carrier from denying air transportation to a passenger on an oversold aircraft that the passenger has physically boarded based on the status of the passenger with respect to the priority rules and criteria of the carrier for determining which passengers holding confirmed reserved space shall be denied boarding in the event that an insufficient number of volunteers come forward.