[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5579 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5579

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2025

Mr. Gottheimer 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 delayed 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 ``Enhancing Transparency from Airlines 
Act of 2025'' or the ``ETA Act of 2025''.

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

    (a) Codification of Final Rules.--The following final rules issued 
by the Secretary of Transportation shall have the force and effect of 
law:
            (1) The rule titled ``Refunds and Other Consumer 
        Protections'' and published on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 
        32760).
            (2) The rule titled ``Enhancing Transparency of Airline 
        Ancillary Service Fees'' and published on April 30, 2024 (89 
        Fed. Reg. 34620).
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations requiring an air carrier to provide to a passenger who 
arrives at a destination airport, in the case of a domestic flight, 3 
or more hours after the original scheduled arrival time, or in the case 
of an international flight, 6 or more hours after the original 
scheduled arrival time, compensation of not less than $200 and not more 
than $500, depending on the length of the delay.
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