[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5930 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5930

To amend title 49, United States Code, to impose limitations on airline 
practices concerning the expiration of tickets for air transportation, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2010

  Mr. Towns 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 impose limitations on airline 
practices concerning the expiration of tickets for air transportation, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Consumer Protection in Airline 
Ticket Validity Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF TICKETS FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Expiration of Tickets for Air Transportation.--It shall be an 
unfair or deceptive practice under subsection (a) for any air carrier, 
foreign air carrier, or ticket agent--
            ``(1) to sell a ticket for air transportation that expires 
        before the last day of the 3-year period beginning on the date 
        of issuance of the ticket; or
            ``(2) to impose restrictions, penalties, or fees that are 
        unreasonable, as determined by the Secretary, on rescheduling 
        the itinerary of a passenger named on a ticket for air 
        transportation if the rescheduling is requested before the 
        ticket expires.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).
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