US SB2823 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on December 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Clear Airfares Act of 2009 - Makes it an unfair or deceptive practice for: (1) a domestic or foreign air carrier or ticket agent to sell an airline ticket without simultaneously displaying all applicable ticket taxes, fees, charges, and surcharges in reasonable proximity to the price of the ticket (including on the Internet to an online purchaser); and (2) a domestic or foreign air carrier to impose a fuel surcharge that is not correlated to the price of fuel paid or the amount of fuel used by the air carrier on the specific flight.
Title
Clear Airfares Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Energy prices
Internet and video services
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2823/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2823/BILLS-111s2823is.pdf |
