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FAIR Fees Act of 2023

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Feb 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act of 2023 or the FAIR Fees Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations (1) prohibiting an air carrier from imposing specified fees relating to a flight in passenger air transportation that are unreasonable or disproportional to the costs it incurs, and (2) establishing standards for assessing whether such fees are reasonable and proportional to those costs.

What's happening now February 1, 2023

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 659 Identical bill FAIR Fees Act of 2023
  • S 178 Related bill Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 14, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 1, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 1, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 1, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 209: FAIR Fees Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-209/
MLA
"S. 209: FAIR Fees Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-209/.
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S. 209, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-209/.
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[S. 209: FAIR Fees Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-209/)
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