3.0.0 3743 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z House HR 2017-09-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 3743.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1``The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the .. . general Welfare of the United States; . . .''[Page H7313]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-13T13:44:54Z Referred to 2017-09-12T14:00:51Z 2017-09-13 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2017-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Transportation Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Government studies and investigations Transportation costs Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-09-12 Introduced in House 2018-04-24T20:30:20Z Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act or the AirFAIR Act

This bill makes it an unfair or deceptive practice to impose an excessive price increase for air transportation tickets in circumstances related to a disaster or emergency.

The Department of Transportation must issue regulations to establish standards for determining whether an increase in a ticket price is considered excessive.]]> AirFAIR Act Display Title AirFAIR Act Short Titles as Introduced AirFAIR Act Short Titles as Introduced Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to ensure airfare fairness in the wake of a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3743ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3743ih.xml 2017-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. 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.