3.0.0 947 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z Senate S 2017-04-26 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-26T15:43:34Z Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 115 1405 S 2018-05-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407. Related bill CRS BOARD Fairly Act 115 2124 HR 2017-04-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Related bill CRS SEAT Act of 2017 115 2191 HR 2017-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Related bill CRS Hands off Passengers Act 115 2349 HR 2017-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Related bill CRS 2017-04-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-04-26 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-04-26 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-04-26 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-04-26 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-04-26 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-04-26 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2017-04-26 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-04-26 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-04-28 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-06-27 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Consumer affairs Department of Transportation Transportation costs Transportation employees Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-18T19:08:37Z Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2017 or the TICKETS Act

This bill prohibits an air carrier from denying the boarding of a flight by a passenger who has been cleared to board, without the passenger's consent, unless such passenger presents a safety, security, or health risk.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall revise federal regulations relating to oversold flights:

  • to eliminate specified dollar amount limits on compensation provided to a passenger denied boarding involuntarily, and
  • to determine whether limits on the number of seats oversold for a flight are necessary and, if so, to consider whether to impose such limits based on a percentage of seats available on the aircraft.

The DOT shall prescribe regulations to require an air carrier to:

  • check in its employee or that of another air carrier seeking accommodation on a flight at least 60 minutes before its scheduled departure, and
  • specify on a passenger's itinerary and publicly post its policies with respect to oversold flights and requiring passengers to give up their seats to air carrier employees.
]]> TICKETS Act Display Title TICKETS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect passengers on flights in air transportation from being denied boarding involuntarily, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced TICKETS Act Short Titles as Introduced Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s947is/xml/BILLS-115s947is.xml 2017-04-26 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.