US Congress Senate Bill 3727 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires air carriers and ticket agents to offer full cash refunds for all cancelled tickets during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, regardless of whether the air carrier cancelled an entire flight or the passengers cancelled their individual tickets. 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 provides that passengers who received an alternative form of compensation prior to the enactment of this bill, but have not used it, may request a cash refund to replace the alternative compensation.

Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB6965 (Same As) 2020-05-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3727/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3727/BILLS-116s3727is.pdf