[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2776 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2776

  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations with 
respect to the size standards certain air carriers utilize for carry-on 
                    baggage, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2015

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations with 
respect to the size standards certain air carriers utilize for carry-on 
                    baggage, 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 ``Carry-On Freedom Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CARRY-ON BAGGAGE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations to prohibit a covered air carrier from utilizing a size 
standard with respect to carry-on baggage that reduces, in any manner, 
the size standard utilized by the carrier on June 8, 2015.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Covered air carrier.--The term ``covered air carrier'' 
        means any air carrier that charges passengers a fee for checked 
        baggage.
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