[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2235 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2235

     To improve air travel for passengers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2017

  Ms. Judy Chu of California introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To improve air travel for passengers, 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 ``Saving All Flyers from Ejection and 
Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act'' or the ``SAFE SEAT Act''.

SEC. 2. AIR TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue or 
revise regulations to ensure that--
            (1) a passenger, after boarding an aircraft for a flight, 
        is not subjected to the use of force or involuntary removal 
        unless directly necessary for safety or security;
            (2) air carriers resolve all issues relating to overbooking 
        of a flight prior to beginning boarding for that flight; and
            (3) air carriers, before an individual is denied boarding 
        involuntarily with respect to a flight, make a compensation 
        offer--
                    (A) to any individual willing to voluntarily forgo 
                boarding for that flight; and
                    (B) in an amount that is at least the maximum 
                compensation amount required under Federal regulations 
                for passengers denied boarding involuntarily.
    (b) Air Carrier Defined.--In this section, the term ``air carrier'' 
has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United 
States Code.
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