US Congress House Bill 2191 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Families Flying Together Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations directing each air carrier to: (1) establish a policy to ensure that a family that purchases tickets for a flight is seated together during that flight, and (2) make the policy available to the public on the air carrier's website. Defines "family" to mean a grouping of individuals that, at a minimum, includes: (1) a child age 12 years or younger; and (2) an individual age 18 years or older and responsible for accompanying that child, including a parent or legal guardian of that child.

Families Flying Together Act of 2013

Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]

Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]

Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2013-05-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2191/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2191/BILLS-113hr2191ih.pdf