US Congress Senate Bill 1918 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-29 - 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]

Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to prescribe regulations to impose a fee on an air carrier that charges a fee for the first bag checked or the first bag carried on the aircraft by a passenger who purchases a ticket for air transportation for which at least one flight originates at a U.S. airport. Limits the fee to: (1) $2 per passenger charged for the first checked or carried on bag, or (2) $260 million in the aggregate on all air carriers in a year. Requires such fees to be credited as offsetting collections to the Secretary for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for aviation security.

Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011

Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1918/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1918/BILLS-112s1918is.pdf