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BOARD Fairly Act

Introduced: April 25, 2017 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bumping on Overbooked Airplanes Requires Dealing Fairly Act or the BOARD Fairly Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to modify a federal regulation relating to oversold flights to ensure that an air carrier:

  • may not refuse to transport a passenger holding a confirmed reserved seat on a flight to provide a seat for another passenger, regardless of whether such passenger is an air carrier employee;
  • negotiates and solicits a volunteer to relinquish his or her space before boarding the aircraft; and
  • if necessary, continues to increase the amount of compensation offered until a volunteer willingly accepts the offer in exchange for relinquishing a confirmed reserved seat.
What's happening now April 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2191 Related bill SEAT Act of 2017
  • S 947 Related bill TICKETS Act
  • HR 2349 Related bill Hands off Passengers Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 22, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 3, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2124: BOARD Fairly Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2124/
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"H.R. 2124: BOARD Fairly Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2124/.
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H.R. 2124, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2124/.
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