3.0.0 3727 2023-01-11T13:42:40Z 2023-01-11T13:42:40Z Senate S 2020-05-13 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-13T21:49:07Z Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020 116 6965 HR 2020-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Identical bill CRS 2020-05-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-05-13 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-05-13 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2020-05-13 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-05-13 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2020-05-21 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2020-06-24 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2020-06-24 False Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Cardiovascular and respiratory health Consumer affairs Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Transportation costs Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-19T12:18:51Z Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020

This bill requires air carriers and ticket agents to offer full cash refunds for all cancelled tickets during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, regardless of whether the air carrier cancelled an entire flight or the passengers cancelled their individual tickets.

The bill permits air carriers and tickets agents to offer alternative forms of compensation, including credit, or vouchers, provided that such offer is valid indefinitely and the offer includes a clear and conspicuous notice of the passenger's right to a cash refund.

Additionally, the bill provides that passengers who received an alternative form of compensation prior to the enactment of this bill, but have not used it, may request a cash refund to replace the alternative compensation.

]]> Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020 Display Title Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets during the COVID-19 emergency. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3727is/xml/BILLS-116s3727is.xml 2020-05-13 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.