Airline Travelers Right to Know Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5847 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5847 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to requirements for air carriers to disclose certain exposures to toxic fumes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2025 Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to requirements for air carriers to disclose certain exposures to toxic fumes, 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 ``Airline Travelers Right to Know Act''. SEC. 2. AIRLINE TOXIC FUME DISCLOSURE. (a) In General.--Subpart III of part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``CHAPTER 455--TOXIC FUME DISCLOSURE ``Sec. 45401. Definition of Administrator. ``Sec. 45402. Toxic fume disclosure. ``Sec. 45403. Passenger notification prior to ticket purchase and check-in. ``Sec. 45404. Immediate notification of toxic fume events aboard aircraft. ``Sec. 45405. Crew notification of toxic fume events. ``SEC. 45401. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR. ``In this chapter, the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. ``SEC. 45402. TOXIC FUME DISCLOSURE. ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall implement and enforce a right to know of potential toxic fume exposure policy to inform air carrier passengers, pilots, and cabin crew employees of the potential exposure to toxic fumes that cause permanent