[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4445 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4445

To require air carriers to create and make available a concise document 
                    regarding air passenger rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require air carriers to create and make available a concise document 
                    regarding air passenger rights.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    Ths Act may be cited as the ``Airline Consumer Bill of Rights 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PASSENGER RIGHTS.

    (a) Guidelines.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require 
each air carrier to submit for approval a 1-page document that 
accurately describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, 
including guidelines for the following:
            (1) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, 
        meals, and lodging) for flight delays of various lengths.
            (2) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, 
        meals, and lodging) for flight cancellation.
            (3) Compensation for mishandling baggage, including 
        delayed, damaged, pilfered, or lost baggage.
            (4) Voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to 
        overbooking or priority of other passengers.
            (5) Involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal for 
        whatever reason, including for safety and security reasons.
    (b) Approval of Guidelines.--Not later than 3 months after each air 
carrier submits its guidelines for approval to the Secretary under 
subsection (a), the air carrier shall make available such 1-page 
document on its website and in written form at all offices and ticket 
counters.
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