Airline Passenger Compensation Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6820 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6820

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations 
   relating to airline passenger flight compensation, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2025

  Mrs. Sykes (for herself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Stanton, Mr. 
Carson, and Ms. Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which 
   was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations 
   relating to airline passenger flight compensation, 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 ``Airline Passenger Compensation Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO AIRLINE PASSENGER DISRUPTED FLIGHT 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations to 
require an air carrier to provide to a passenger on a domestic or 
international flight who experiences a significant delay or 
cancellation due to circumstances that are within the control of the 
air carrier in which such passenger will arrive at a destination 
airport--
            (1) more than 3 hours but less than 9 hours after the 
        original scheduled arrival time, compensation of not more than 
        $300, and if any connecting flight is missed due to such delay 
        or cancellation a booking on the next available flight at no 
        additional cost; and
            (2) 9 or more hours after the original scheduled arrival 
        time, compensation of not more than $775, and if any connecting 
        flight is missed due to such delay or cancellation a booking on 
        the next available flight at no additional cost.
    (b) Clarification.--The requirements of this section shall be 
considered separate and distinct from the refund requirements described 
in section 42305 of title 49, United States Code.
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