[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 53 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1829-S1830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3548. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Baldwin) 
submitted an amendment intended

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to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing 
limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3124. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS 
                   AGAINST AIR CARRIERS.

       Section 41705 is amended--
       ``(d) Civil Action.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person aggrieved by a violation by 
     an air carrier of this section or a regulation prescribed 
     under this section may, not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the violation, bring a civil action in the district court 
     of the United States in the district in which the person 
     resides, in the district in which the principal place of 
     business of the air carrier is located, or in the district in 
     which the violation occurred.
       ``(2) Relief.--In a civil action brought under paragraph 
     (1) in which the plaintiff prevails--
       ``(A) the plaintiff may obtain equitable and legal relief, 
     including compensatory and punitive damages; and
       ``(B) the court shall award reasonable attorney's fees, 
     reasonable expert fees, and the costs of the action to the 
     plaintiff.
       ``(3) No requirement for exhaustion of remedies.--Any 
     person aggrieved by a violation by an air carrier of this 
     section or a regulation prescribed under this section is not 
     required to exhaust administrative complaint procedures 
     before filing a civil action under paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to invalidate or limit other Federal or 
     State laws affording to people with disabilities greater 
     legal rights or protections than those granted in this 
     section.''.
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