To improve air travel for passengers, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-2235House of Representatives
Updated: May 1, 2017

Summary

Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act or the SAFE SEAT Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue or revise regulations to ensure that: 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; air carriers resolve all overbooking issues prior to beginning boarding for a flight; and 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.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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