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HR 8698 117th Congress House Commerce

Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act

Introduced: August 9, 2022 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Aug 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 9, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 9, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act

This bill provides the Federal Trade Commission authority to enforce against air carriers certain unfair and deceptive trade practices. It also prohibits air carriers from selling tickets for, delaying, or cancelling a flight when the air carrier knows or should know it does not have sufficient staff to operate the flight.

What's happening now August 10, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 26, 2022
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Aug 12, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Aug 12, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 12, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Aug 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8698: Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8698/
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"H.R. 8698: Ensuring Friendly Skies for Passengers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8698/.
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H.R. 8698, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8698/.
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