3.0.0 213 2020-02-12T18:55:00Z 2020-02-12T18:55:00Z Senate S S 2009-01-12 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-12T22:07:44Z Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 111 624 HR 2009-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2009-01-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2009-01-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S314-315) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-01-12 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-01-27 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-02-10 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2009-02-23 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-03-16 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-06-08 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2009-06-18 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2009-07-07 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-09-21 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2009-09-30 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2009-10-05 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-10-06 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2010-02-22 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Consumer affairs Department of Transportation Transportation and Public Works 00 2009-01-12 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-26T15:51:59Z Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Requires each air carrier and airport operator to submit for approval by the Secretary of Transportation a proposed contingency plan meeting minimum standards established by the Secretary.

Requires an air carrier to provide passengers on a departure- or arrival-delayed grounded aircraft with: (1) adequate food, water, restrooms, ventilation, and medical services; as well as (2) a time frame under which passengers may deplane a delayed aircraft after three hours, except in specified circumstances.

Requires an airport operator plan to describe: (1) how passengers will be deplaned following a long tarmac delay; and (2) how facilities will be shared and gates made available to aircraft that experience such delays.

Authorizes the Secretary to assess a civil penalty against air carriers and airport operators that fail to submit, obtain approval of, or adhere to a contingency plan. Requires public access to such plans.

Directs the Secretary to establish a consumer hotline telephone number for air passenger complaints.

]]> Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Display Title Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s213is/xml/BILLS-111s213is.xml 2009-01-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.