SB 19-3: UNITED Act (Passed)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Universally Nullifying Involuntary Transfers and Enforced Deplaning Act

HOUSE BILL

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: NAME

1. This bill may be cited as the Universally Nullifying Involuntary Transfers and Enforced Deplaning Act, or alternatively, the UNITED Act.

SECTION II: RESOLUTIONS TO FLIGHT DISPUTES

1. Should an airline deny one or more booked passengers a seat on said flight due to lack of available space on board the aircraft, the airline must offer the passengers financial compensation for giving up their spot on the flight. Should too few passengers agree to the offered amount of compensation, the airline must offer a larger compensation, and continue increasing the amount until enough passengers have agreed.
2. No airline may stipulate conditions ahead of time for this bidding process setting an upper limit on bids, placing an "automatic bid" at a certain value, or inhibiting this process in any other way as a condition of purchase of passage on its flights.
3. Failure to abide by or attempts to subvert this process shall be punishable by a fine equivalent to the total revenue earned on the flight in question.

SECTION III: FORCED REMOVAL

1. It shall be the prerogative of the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate any case of an airline forcibly removing a customer who posed no physical threat to the safety of the aircraft's passengers or crew from their seat.

Passed in the House of Representatives 5-3-0-1



Passed in the Senate 3-0-1-1

Sponsor: Devout Centrist
Senate Designation: SB 19-3

[Esteemed Jimmy]

This needs a sponsor.

[Devout Centrist]

I’ll sponsor

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I’ll sponsor

Senators have 24 hours for objections.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Devout Centrist is now recognized as the sponsor.

[Devout Centrist]

This is fairly straight forward legislation that will prevent another United incident. I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I hope the Senate can pass this important bill protecting the rights of airline passengers.

[Devout Centrist]

I motion for a final vote

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I motion for a final vote

Senators have 24 hours for objections.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

reserving the right to object.

Shouldn't "too few" in clause one be more specific. How many is too "two few"?

Also wouldn't be wise to have an up to amount to prevent the compensation from getting too far out of hand?

[Esteemed Jimmy]

A final vote has begun on this bill. Please vote AYE, NAY, or ABSTAIN.

Universally Nullifying Involuntary Transfers and Enforced Deplaning Act

HOUSE BILL

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: NAME

1. This bill may be cited as the Universally Nullifying Involuntary Transfers and Enforced Deplaning Act, or alternatively, the UNITED Act.

SECTION II: RESOLUTIONS TO FLIGHT DISPUTES

1. Should an airline deny one or more booked passengers a seat on said flight due to lack of available space on board the aircraft, the airline must offer the passengers financial compensation for giving up their spot on the flight. Should too few passengers agree to the offered amount of compensation, the airline must offer a larger compensation, and continue increasing the amount until enough passengers have agreed.
2. No airline may stipulate conditions ahead of time for this bidding process setting an upper limit on bids, placing an "automatic bid" at a certain value, or inhibiting this process in any other way as a condition of purchase of passage on its flights.
3. Failure to abide by or attempts to subvert this process shall be punishable by a fine equivalent to the total revenue earned on the flight in question.

SECTION III: FORCED REMOVAL

1. It shall be the prerogative of the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate any case of an airline forcibly removing a customer who posed no physical threat to the safety of the aircraft's passengers or crew from their seat.

[Sestak]

reserving the right to object.

Shouldn't "too few" in clause one be more specific. How many is too "two few"?

“Too few” here just means the flight would still be over limit even if that many people left.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

reserving the right to object.

Shouldn't "too few" in clause one be more specific. How many is too "two few"?

“Too few” here just means the flight would still be over limit even if that many people left.

And the other concern?

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[Comrade Funk]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Reluctant Aye

[Esteemed Jimmy]

With a majority of senators voting to pass this bill, the vote will close in 24 hours or when all senators have voted, whichever is sooner, and any Senator who wishes to change his or her vote must do so during that interval.

[Former President tack50]

Abstain

[Esteemed Jimmy]

SB 19-3 has passed by a vote of 3-0-1-1.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Universally Nullifying Involuntary Transfers and Enforced Deplaning Act

HOUSE BILL

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: NAME

1. This bill may be cited as the Universally Nullifying Involuntary Transfers and Enforced Deplaning Act, or alternatively, the UNITED Act.

SECTION II: RESOLUTIONS TO FLIGHT DISPUTES

1. Should an airline deny one or more booked passengers a seat on said flight due to lack of available space on board the aircraft, the airline must offer the passengers financial compensation for giving up their spot on the flight. Should too few passengers agree to the offered amount of compensation, the airline must offer a larger compensation, and continue increasing the amount until enough passengers have agreed.
2. No airline may stipulate conditions ahead of time for this bidding process setting an upper limit on bids, placing an "automatic bid" at a certain value, or inhibiting this process in any other way as a condition of purchase of passage on its flights.
3. Failure to abide by or attempts to subvert this process shall be punishable by a fine equivalent to the total revenue earned on the flight in question.

SECTION III: FORCED REMOVAL

1. It shall be the prerogative of the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate any case of an airline forcibly removing a customer who posed no physical threat to the safety of the aircraft's passengers or crew from their seat.

Passed in the House of Representatives 5-3-0-1



Passed in the Senate 3-0-1-1