Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act of 2023
Latest action · Mar 1, 2023 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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act of 2023
This bill requires air carriers and ticket agents to offer full cash refunds for airline tickets if (1) an air carrier cancels or significantly delays a flight, or (2) a passenger cancels their ticket for a flight at least 48 hours before the scheduled departure time.
The bill permits air carriers and tickets agents to offer alternative forms of compensation, including credit or vouchers, provided that such offer is valid indefinitely, and the offer includes a clear and conspicuous notice of the passenger's right to a cash refund.Additionally, the bill requires air carriers and ticket agents to disclose to passengers, prior to the sale of airline tickets, that they can cancel their tickets and receive a full refund.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2023 to May 15, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 28, 2023 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 8, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Mar 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | May 15, 2023 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 28, 2023 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2023 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2023Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 38, February 28, 2023, page H971.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-11 | COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEMBER DAY150 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 18, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 561 | Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Feb 28, 2023 |
| HR 8605 | Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act of 2022 | Reintroduction of | Aug 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cash Refunds for Flight Cancellations Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2023Introduced 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.
