ACPAC Modernization Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee provision in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The reported version adds ticket agents as a represented group on the advisory committee and removes an existing ticket-agent reference from a later subsection, cleaning up the structure of the committee statute.
The practical effect is narrow but concrete: ticket agents, including travel agencies and online ticket sellers covered by aviation consumer-protection law, receive a clearer seat in the advisory process. The committee advises on aviation consumer-protection issues, so adding ticket agents gives the Department of Transportation another industry perspective when it considers passenger-facing rules and policies.
Who Benefits and How
Ticket agents benefit from explicit statutory representation on the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee. Travel agencies and online travel sellers benefit because their operational concerns can be raised in DOT consumer-protection discussions. DOT aviation consumer protection staff benefit from a clearer committee membership structure. Air travelers may benefit if ticket-agent input improves policies around booking, disclosures, refunds, and customer service. Airlines benefit indirectly when committee discussions include the intermediaries that sell air transportation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DOT committee administrators must update membership materials and committee procedures to include ticket agents. Existing committee members may share attention with another represented category. Consumer advocates may face more industry input in advisory committee deliberations. Ticket-agent representatives must participate in meetings and respond to aviation consumer-protection issues. DOT legal staff must conform the statutory cross-reference after removing the old ticket-agent language.
Key Provisions
- Adds ticket agents to the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee representation list.
- Modifies the FAA Modernization and Reform Act committee provision.
- Removes a duplicative ticket-agent reference from a later subsection in the reported version.
- Provides ticket agents a clearer role in aviation consumer-protection advice to DOT.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Modernizes the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee by adding ticket agents to the committee's statutory representation, while cleaning up the existing ticket-agent reference in the committee provision.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Aviation, Consumer Protection
Primary Purpose
Modernizes the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee by adding ticket agents to the committee's statutory representation, while cleaning up the existing ticket-agent reference in the committee provision.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Ticket agents
- Travel agencies
- Online travel sellers
- DOT aviation consumer protection staff
- Air travelers
- Airlines
Identified Costs
- DOT committee administrators
- Existing committee members
- Consumer advocates
- Ticket-agent representatives
- DOT legal staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Additional sponsor: Mr. Cleaver
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 470.
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Air travelers, Ticket agents, Travel agencies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "dot"
- → Department of Transportation
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