119-hr5556

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5556 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5556

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to 
transfer funds to a ticket agent for cancelled or significantly delayed 
or changed flights within the time required for air carriers and ticket 
 agents to provide refunds to passengers, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 23, 2025

 Ms. Salazar (for herself, Mr. Alford, Ms. Titus, Mr. Webster of 
Florida, Mr. Panetta, and Ms. Van Duyne) 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 
transfer funds to a ticket agent for cancelled or significantly delayed 
or changed flights within the time required for air carriers and ticket 
 agents to provide refunds to passengers, 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 ``Flight Refund Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDS FOR CANCELLED OR SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED OR CHANGED 
 FLIGHTS.

 

Section 42305

    (e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2) , in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``promptly'' and inserting ``, not later than 
 the date described in subsection

    (b) ,''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (3) --
        (A) by striking ``A refund'' and inserting the 
 following:
 ``
        (A) Timing.--In providing refunds under this 
 subsection, a ticket agent shall provide such a refund 
 to an individual not later than 7 days after the ticket 
 agent receives the funds transferred by the air carrier 
 or foreign air carrier.
 ``
        (B) Alternatives.--A refund''; and
        (B) in subparagraph
        (B) , as designated by paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``subsections

    (b) and'' and inserting 
 ``subsection''.
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