HR 4156 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Transparent Airfares Act of 2014

Introduced Mar 6, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Bill Shuster R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 29, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2014
  2. Passed HouseJul 28, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 - Declares that it shall not be an unfair or deceptive practice for an air carrier or other covered entity to state the base airfare in an advertisement or solicitation for passenger air transportation if it clearly and separately discloses: (1) the government-imposed taxes and fees for the air transportation, and (2) its total cost.

Defines "base airfare" to mean the cost of passenger air transportation, excluding government-imposed taxes and fees.

Defines "covered entity" as an air carrier, including an indirect air carrier, foreign carrier, ticket agent, or other person offering to sell tickets for passenger air transportation or a tour or tour component that must be purchased with air transportation.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Jul 23, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 6, 2014
R-GATom GravesOriginalMar 6, 2014
D-NJAlbio SiresMar 11, 2014
R-TXBlake FarentholdMar 11, 2014
D-ILDaniel LipinskiMar 11, 2014
R-AKDon YoungMar 11, 2014
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 11, 2014
R-PAPatrick MeehanMar 11, 2014
R-WIReid J. RibbleMar 11, 2014
R-ILRodney DavisMar 11, 2014
R-TXRoger WilliamsMar 11, 2014
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoMar 11, 2014
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Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. Jul 28, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6866-6868)
  3. Jul 28, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4156.
  4. Jul 28, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jul 28, 2014Mr. Shuster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2014Referred in Senate
  2. Jul 28, 2014Engrossed in House
  3. Jul 24, 2014Reported in House
  4. Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House

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