Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act
Latest action · Dec 13, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations to require commercial air carriers to allow each air passenger who has purchased a ticket, and without paying a charge in addition to the ticket price, to: (1) check one bag; (2) carry on one personal item and one carry-on bag; and (3) once on board the aircraft have access to a seat, potable water, and bathroom facilities.
Imposes a civil penalty on air carriers that fail to comply with such regulations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 17, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jan 17, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2011 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Dec 12, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H8727H.R. 3632-3637 | — | Dec 12, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8727.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1913 | Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act | Identical bill | Nov 18, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations requiring air carriers to provide passengers with certain amenities and facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
