US Congress House Bill 5291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill prescribes certain consumer protection requirements for air passengers with respect to: airline delays or cancellations, whether changes to passenger itineraries are unfair or deceptive practices, refunds for delayed checked baggage, disclosure of checked baggage fees, seat assignments, filing of consumer complaints with the Aviation Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and online and mobile access to aviation consumer protection information. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to extend through FY2017 DOT's Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection. DOT shall establish an advisory committee for the air travel needs of passengers with disabilities. The Federal Aviation Administration shall prohibit air carriers from reducing the seat size on its aircraft.

Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2016

Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2016-05-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2016-05-19	House	Introduced in House

SB2658 (Related) 2016-12-20 - By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-428. Additional views filed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5291/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5291/BILLS-114hr5291ih.pdf