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S 678 110th Congress Senate

Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 1, 2008 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Agriculture and FoodAirline passenger trafficCommerceConsumer protectionPotable water
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-1207.
Feb 17, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 17, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2204-2205)
Feb 17, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 11, 2007

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-1207.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2007 - Requires each air carrier, in the case of a delayed departure, to provide passengers with: (1) adequate food, potable water, and restroom facilities; and (2) an option to deplane, with exceptions, if more than three hours have elapsed, and during any subsequent three-hour periods of delay.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1303 Text similarities Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 1, 2008
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 7, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 678: Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-678/
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"S. 678: Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-678/.
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S. 678, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-678/.
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