HR 2124
115th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Transportation costs
Transportation employees
BOARD Fairly Act
Introduced: April 25, 2017
Introduced by:
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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