119-hr3653

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3653 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3653

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to 
 disclose an estimated time for a delay that is due to maintenance or 
 crew rest issues, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 29, 2025

 Mr. Pfluger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to 
 disclose an estimated time for a delay that is due to maintenance or 
 crew rest issues, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Obligating Notification for 
Travelers about Interruptions from Maintenance and Employee Issues 
Act'' or the ``ON TIME Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTICE CONCERNING MAINTENANCE OR CREW DELAY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Sec. 41730. Notice concerning maintenance or crew delay
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    (a) In General.--In any circumstance in which an air carrier 
providing scheduled passenger air transportation experiences a delay 
with respect to such air transportation that is a result of maintenance 
or crew rest issues and for which there is no aircraft or crew to 
replace the scheduled aircraft or crew, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall require such air carrier to--
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    (1) immediately provide a notice to passengers affected 
 by such delay that contains an estimate for the duration of 
 such delay; or
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    (2) if the air carrier does not immediately have an 
 estimate for the duration of the delay--
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        (A) immediately provide a notice such passengers 
 that there is not an estimate available; and
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        (B) provide to such passengers an updated notice 
 containing the estimate as soon as such estimate is 
 available.
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    (b) Notice Requirements.--In providing any notice to passengers 
under this section with respect to delayed air transportation, an air 
carrier shall ensure that the information required under subsection

    (a) is made available to passengers--
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    (1) by announcement over the public address system of the 
 applicable airport;
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    (2) on display boards posted at or near the applicable 
 gate for the affected air transportation; and
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    (3) by direct notification via text, email, and the 
 mobile application of the air carrier, as applicable.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 41729 the following:

``41730. Notice concerning maintenance or crew delay.''.
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