To require air carriers to create and make available a concise document regarding air passenger rights.
United States115th CongressHR-4445House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 17, 2017
Summary
Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act 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. 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. Each air carrier must make the document available on its website and in written form at all offices and ticket counters.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
House of Representatives
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