H.R. 6566, Airline Travelers Equity Act of 2020
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H.R. 6566, the Airline Travelers Equity Act of 2020, was introduced in the House of Representatives on April 21, 2020 by Smith of New Jersey and Sires and referred to the Committee on Financial Services. Its stated purpose is to ensure that an individual who bought an airline ticket through an air carrier or a third party is reimbursed during the covered emergency period. Section 2 would amend section 4114 of the CARES Act so that an air carrier qualifying for a loan under section 4003 or a grant under section 4113 must certify that it will reimburse a consumer for a canceled flight within 30 days. Paragraph (2) excepts a passenger already reimbursed by a third party or through travel protection insurance.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6566
To ensure that an individual who has purchased an airline ticket through
an air carrier or a third party is reimbursed during the covered emer-
gency period.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 2020
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. SIRES) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To ensure that an individual who has purchased an airline
ticket through an air carrier or a third party is reim-
bursed during the covered emergency period.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airline Travelers Eq-
5 uity Act of 2020’’.
6 SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR A CANCELED FLIGHT.
7 Section 4114 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–
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1 ‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR CAN-
2 CELED FLIGHTS.—
3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For an air carrier to qual-
4 ify to receive a loan under section 4003 or a grant
5 under section 4113, the air carrier shall certify to
6 the Secretary that the air carrier will reimburse a
7 consumer for a canceled flight, not later than 30
8 days after the date of enactment of this subsection
9 or the cancellation of such flight whichever is later,
10 the amount paid to the air carrier by the consumer
11 or by a third party for a flight canceled by the air
12 carrier or canceled by the consumer during the cov-
13 ered emergency period as defined in section 12003.
14 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
15 apply in the case of a passenger who was reimbursed
16 by the third party or through travel protection insur-
17 ance.’’.
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