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To require the Secretary of Transportation to implement changes to improve air transportation, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2804| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2017
Daniel Lipinski

Daniel Lipinski

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (2)
Walter B. Jones (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require an air carrier to: seek, for a delay exceeding three hours, a cancellation, or a misconnection as a result of circumstances within the air carrier's control, alternative transportation for a displaced passenger; and accept, for a reasonable fee, a displaced passenger from another air carrier or a passenger involuntarily denied boarding due to a lack of available seats. The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report that reviews airline computer network functions. Any air carrier schedule change resulting from a computer network disruption, security breach, or other inoperability may be considered an event within a carrier's control. DOT shall: publish a final rule to require an air carrier to submit to the Federal Aviation Administration a plan for restoring full functionality of its computer network systems in the event of a service disruption; establish an airline industry computer network resiliency working group; modify federal regulations to require each air carrier to adopt a contingency plan for any delay, cancellation, or misconnection affecting a passenger; and issue regulations to ensure that a ticketed passenger shall not pay a fee to select an alternative flight if the aircraft's lavatory is not functioning.
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Timeline
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • June 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 8, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Transportation and Public Works

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of TransportationGovernment studies and investigationsTransportation costs

To require the Secretary of Transportation to implement changes to improve air transportation, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2804| House 
| Updated: 6/8/2017
Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require an air carrier to: seek, for a delay exceeding three hours, a cancellation, or a misconnection as a result of circumstances within the air carrier's control, alternative transportation for a displaced passenger; and accept, for a reasonable fee, a displaced passenger from another air carrier or a passenger involuntarily denied boarding due to a lack of available seats. The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report that reviews airline computer network functions. Any air carrier schedule change resulting from a computer network disruption, security breach, or other inoperability may be considered an event within a carrier's control. DOT shall: publish a final rule to require an air carrier to submit to the Federal Aviation Administration a plan for restoring full functionality of its computer network systems in the event of a service disruption; establish an airline industry computer network resiliency working group; modify federal regulations to require each air carrier to adopt a contingency plan for any delay, cancellation, or misconnection affecting a passenger; and issue regulations to ensure that a ticketed passenger shall not pay a fee to select an alternative flight if the aircraft's lavatory is not functioning.
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Timeline
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • June 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 8, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Daniel Lipinski

Daniel Lipinski

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (2)
Walter B. Jones (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of TransportationGovernment studies and investigationsTransportation costs