HR 2191
115th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
SEAT Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Secure Equity in Airline Transportation Act of 2017 or the SEAT Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule to revise a federal regulation relating to oversold flights to prohibit an air carrier from denying air transportation to a passenger on an oversold aircraft that the passenger has boarded based on the status of the passenger with respect to the carrier's priority rules and criteria for determining which passengers holding a confirmed reserved seat shall be denied boarding in the event that an insufficient number of volunteers come forward.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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