H.R. 2235 · 115th Congress
SAFE SEAT Act
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Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act or the SAFE SEAT Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 28, 2017
Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act or the SAFE SEAT Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue or revise regulations to ensure that:
- a passenger, after boarding an aircraft for a flight, is not subjected to the use of force or involuntary removal unless directly necessary for safety or security;
- air carriers resolve all overbooking issues prior to beginning boarding for a flight; and
- air carriers, before an individual is involuntarily denied boarding, make a compensation offer to any individual willing to voluntarily forgo boarding that is at least the maximum compensation amount required under federal regulations for passengers denied boarding voluntarily.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SAFE SEAT Act
Also known as: Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act
Latest action (May 1, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 28, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.