US SB2656 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-09 - 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]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-09 - 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]
Summary
FAIR Fees Act Forbid Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe regulations: (1) prohibiting an air carrier from imposing any specified fees relating to a flight in interstate air transportation that are unreasonable or disproportional to the costs it incurs, and (2) establishing standards for assessing whether such fees are reasonable and proportional to those costs.
Title
FAIR Fees Act Forbid Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act of 2016
Sponsors
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation and public works
Transportation costs
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation and public works
Transportation costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2656/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2656/BILLS-114s2656is.pdf |
