S. 1733 · 115th Congress
Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017
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Van HollenSponsor2 cosponsors · 2 D
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This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to revise regulations to:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 3, 2017
Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to revise regulations to:
- prohibit an air carrier from forcibly removing a passenger from an aircraft after boarding because the carrier oversold the flight or to provide a passenger seat to an employee of the carrier;
- establish standards for resolving oversales once an aircraft has been boarded through escalating incentives to passengers to encourage voluntary rebooking; and
- require an air carrier, to the extent practicable, to resolve issues related to overselling a flight before boarding the flight.
DOT shall consider providing exceptions in such regulations for a medical emergency or a circumstance that poses a threat to the safety of the flight.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Customers Not Cargo Act of 2017
Latest action (Aug 3, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 3, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.