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Families Flying Together Act of 2013

Introduced: May 23, 2013 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Families Flying Together Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations directing each air carrier to: (1) establish a policy to ensure that a family that purchases tickets for a flight is seated together during that flight, and (2) make the policy available to the public on the air carrier's website.

Defines "family" to mean a grouping of individuals that, at a minimum, includes: (1) a child age 12 years or younger; and (2) an individual age 18 years or older and responsible for accompanying that child, including a parent or legal guardian of that child.

What's happening now May 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2191: Families Flying Together Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2191/
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"H.R. 2191: Families Flying Together Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2191/.
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H.R. 2191, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2191/.
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