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A bill to prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and to require disclosure of passenger fees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Apr 12, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 12, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to complete a rulemaking that: (1) prohibits air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage that fall within weight, size, or number of bags restrictions imposed by the air carrier; (2) requires such air carriers to notify air passengers of such baggage restrictions before they arrive at the airport for a schedule departure on the air carrier; and (3) requires air carriers to make available to the public and to the Secretary a list of all passenger fees and charges (other than airfare) imposed by the air carrier.

What's happening now April 12, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 15, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 14, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3195: A bill to prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and to require disclosure of passenger fees, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3195/
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"S. 3195: A bill to prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and to require disclosure of passenger fees, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3195/.
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S. 3195, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3195/.
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[S. 3195: A bill to prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and to require disclosure of passenger fees, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3195/)
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