Introduced in House

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

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

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

Section 42305(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

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''.