[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3156 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3156

     To protect airline consumers in the case of cancelled flights.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 28, 2018

   Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
     To protect airline consumers in the case of cancelled flights.

    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 ``Airline Consumer Protection Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING AIRLINE CONSUMERS IN THE CASE OF CANCELLED FLIGHTS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate regulations that require 
each covered air carrier to--
            (1) ensure that the purchase of an airline ticket by a 
        passenger does guarantee transportation of the passenger to the 
        advertised destination (excluding reasons that an air carrier 
        may prohibit a passenger from flying that are established by 
        the Federal Aviation Administration or any other Federal 
        agency); and
            (2) in the case that a covered air carrier cancels a 
        flight, provide each passenger with alternative transportation 
        to the advertised destination at no additional expense to the 
        passenger in a reasonable and timely manner.
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