3.0.0 1733 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z Senate S 2017-08-03 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-08-03T14:50:02Z 2017-08-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD N C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2017-08-03 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-08-03 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-14T14:05:54Z Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to revise regulations to:

  • prohibit an air carrier from forcibly removing a passenger from an aircraft after boarding because the carrier oversold the flight or to provide a passenger seat to an employee of the carrier;
  • establish standards for resolving oversales once an aircraft has been boarded through escalating incentives to passengers to encourage voluntary rebooking; and
  • require an air carrier, to the extent practicable, to resolve issues related to overselling a flight before boarding the flight.

DOT shall consider providing exceptions in such regulations for a medical emergency or a circumstance that poses a threat to the safety of the flight.

]]> Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017 Display Title Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to revise regulations relating to oversold flights to prohibit the forcible removal of passengers from such flights, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1733is/xml/BILLS-115s1733is.xml 2017-08-03 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.