[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6266

  To require the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of 
cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse passengers for cancellation 
                due to COVID-19, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2020

 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Huffman, 
 and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of 
cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse passengers for cancellation 
                due to COVID-19, 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. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CANCELLATION OF CRUISES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to ensure that operators of cruise vessels 
or cruise lines are required to reimburse an individual for the ticket 
price of a cruise, for which such individual purchased a ticket on or 
before February 1, 2020, in the event that--
            (1) such cruise is canceled due to COVID-19; or
            (2) such individual cancels such cruise due to concern over 
        COVID-19.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply for the duration of 
any emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.
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