[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4077 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4077

    To amend title 49, United States Code, to make it an unfair or 
deceptive practice for any air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket 
   agent to charge a fee for or accept payment from a passenger on a 
         flight segment for the first piece of checked baggage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2009

  Mr. Maffei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 49, United States Code, to make it an unfair or 
deceptive practice for any air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket 
   agent to charge a fee for or accept payment from a passenger on a 
         flight segment for the first piece of checked baggage.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The First Bag Flies Free Act''.

SEC. 2. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE PRACTICE.

    (a) No Cost for First Piece of Checked Baggage.--Section 41712 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) No Cost for First Piece of Checked Baggage.--It shall be an 
unfair or deceptive practice under subsection (a) for any air carrier, 
foreign air carrier, or ticket agent to charge a fee for or accept 
payment from a passenger on a flight segment for the first piece of 
checked baggage that weighs 50 pounds or less and for which the size 
does not exceed 62 inches (determined by adding the length, width, and 
height together).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The requirements of section 41712 of title 49, 
United States Code, shall become effective on December 15, 2009, or on 
the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
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