To require the Secretary of Transportation to require operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse passengers for cancellation due to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 13, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations that require operators of cruise vessels or cruise lines to reimburse individuals for the ticket price of a cruise purchased on or before February 1, 2020, in the event of a cancellation due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
The bill applies for the duration of any emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2020 to Jun 4, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Mar 12, 2020 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 4, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Transportation
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation costs
- Travel and tourism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Introduced in House
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