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Maria Salazar (R-FL)

Flight Refund Fairness Act

H.R. 5556 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Republican bill with 9 Democratic cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Flight Refund Fairness Act," aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code. It focuses on the process of handling refunds for cancelled, significantly delayed, or changed flights. The legislation requires air carriers to transfer funds to a ticket agent within a specific timeframe. It also establishes a deadline for ticket agents to issue those refunds to individuals.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?

    The bill protects consumers by establishing strict timelines for air carriers to transfer refund funds to ticket agents.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.