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Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act

Introduced: November 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airline Consumer Bill of Rights Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to require each air carrier to submit for approval a one-page document that accurately describes the rights of passengers in air transportation.

The document must include guidelines for: (1) compensation for flight delays of various lengths, flight cancellations, and mishandled baggage; (2) voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to overbooking or priority of other passengers; and (3) involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal.

Each air carrier must make the document available on its website and in written form at all offices and ticket counters.

What's happening now November 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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