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HR 1701 100th Congress House

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit certain airline scheduling practices that result in passenger delays and inconveniences, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1987
See H.R.3051.
Jun 10, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 9, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 30, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 18, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Mar 18, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 1987

See H.R.3051.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit an air carrier from scheduling a flight at a particular time from a particular airport if such carrier has reason to know that it is unlikely to depart at that time because of the number of flights scheduled to depart from the airport at that time.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) immediately investigate the scheduling practices of air carriers at major hub airports in order to determine whether such practices make it likely that one or more flights will not depart as scheduled because of the number of flights scheduled at any one time; (2) request air carriers to discuss and agree on schedules if an investigation reveals that scheduling practices make it unlikely for flights to depart as scheduled; and (3) prescribe schedules to ensure that flights are liley to depart as scheduled if the carriers cannot agree upon such schedules among themselves.

Requires any air carrier that cancels a flight for reasons other than weather or aviation safety to provide free transportation on the next available flight to the same destination.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1701: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit certain airline scheduling practices that result in passenger delays and inconveniences, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1701/
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"H.R. 1701: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit certain airline scheduling practices that result in passenger delays and inconveniences, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1701/.
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H.R. 1701, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1701/.
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