US Congress Senate Bill 947 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-26 - 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]

TICKETS Act Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an air carrier from denying the boarding of a flight by a passenger who has been cleared to board, without the passenger's consent, unless such passenger presents a safety, security, or health risk. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall revise federal regulations relating to oversold flights: to eliminate specified dollar amount limits on compensation provided to a passenger denied boarding involuntarily, and to determine whether limits on the number of seats oversold for a flight are necessary and, if so, to consider whether to impose such limits based on a percentage of seats available on the aircraft. The DOT shall prescribe regulations to require an air carrier to: check in its employee or that of another air carrier seeking accommodation on a flight at least 60 minutes before its scheduled departure, and specify on a passenger's itinerary and publicly post its policies with respect to oversold flights and requiring passengers to give up their seats to air carrier employees.

TICKETS Act Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2017

Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB2124 (Related) 2017-04-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
HB2191 (Related) 2017-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
HB2349 (Related) 2017-05-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
SB1405 (Related) 2018-05-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/947/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s947/BILLS-115s947is.pdf