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S 3156 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018

Introduced: June 28, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations that require each covered air carrier to: (1) ensure that the purchase of an airline ticket guarantees transportation of the passenger to the advertised destination (subject to reasons prohibiting a passenger from flying as established by the Federal Aviation Administration or any other federal agency); and (2) provide each passenger with alternative transportation to the advertised destination at no additional expense and in a reasonable and timely manner, if the carrier cancels a flight.

What's happening now June 28, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3156: Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3156/
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"S. 3156: Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3156/.
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S. 3156, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3156/.
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