To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations relating to airline passenger delayed flight compensation, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Gives statutory force to two 2024 Transportation Department airline consumer-protection rules and requires the Secretary of Transportation to mandate delay compensation for passengers on significantly late flights.
Who Benefits and How
Airline passengers could gain stronger refund, fee-transparency, and long-delay compensation rights.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Air carriers could face new compensation payouts and compliance obligations, while the Department of Transportation would need to issue and enforce the delay-compensation regulations.
Key Provisions
- Provides that the Department of Transportation's April 26, 2024 refunds rule has the force and effect of law.
- Provides that the Department of Transportation's April 30, 2024 ancillary-fee transparency rule has the force and effect of law.
- Requires regulations mandating passenger compensation for domestic arrival delays of 3 or more hours and international arrival delays of 6 or more hours.
- Sets a minimum compensation floor of $200 and a maximum of $500 depending on delay length.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Gives statutory force to two 2024 Transportation Department airline consumer-protection rules and requires the Secretary of Transportation to mandate delay compensation for passengers on significantly late flights.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Consumer Protection
Primary Purpose
Gives statutory force to two 2024 Transportation Department airline consumer-protection rules and requires the Secretary of Transportation to mandate delay compensation for passengers on significantly late flights.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Airline passengers receiving stronger refund, transparency, and delay-compensation protections
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Air carriers paying compensation and Transportation Department officials implementing the mandate
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Air carriers subject to mandatory passenger-delay compensation and binding consumer-protection rules
Airline passengers who could receive compensation and stronger consumer protections during long delays
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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