US Congress Senate Bill 1733 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on August 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to revise regulations to: prohibit an air carrier from forcibly removing a passenger from an aircraft after boarding because the carrier oversold the flight or to provide a passenger seat to an employee of the carrier; establish standards for resolving oversales once an aircraft has been boarded through escalating incentives to passengers to encourage voluntary rebooking; and require an air carrier, to the extent practicable, to resolve issues related to overselling a flight before boarding the flight. DOT shall consider providing exceptions in such regulations for a medical emergency or a circumstance that poses a threat to the safety of the flight.

Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017

Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1733/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1733/BILLS-115s1733is.pdf