End Airline Extortion Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10476 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10476 To amend chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, to prohibit air carriers from paying ancillary fee incentives and discriminating on the basis of a covered characteristic in charging or setting fares or ancillary fees, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2024 Mr. Correa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, to prohibit air carriers from paying ancillary fee incentives and discriminating on the basis of a covered characteristic in charging or setting fares or ancillary fees, 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 ``End Airline Extortion Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PAYMENT OF ANCILLARY FEE INCENTIVES AND DISCRIMINATING ON THE BASIS OF A COVERED CHARACTERISTIC. (a) In General.--Chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 42309. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PAYMENT OF ANCILLARY FEE INCENTIVES AND DISCRIMINATING ON THE BASIS OF A COVERED CHARACTERISTIC. ``(a) Prohibition Relating to Payment of Ancillary Fee Incentives.--No air carrier or foreign air carrier shall provide any payment, incentive, fee, or other benefit to any employee, contractor, or other person working on behalf of the carrier as a direct result of that employee, contractor, or person requiring a passenger of the carrier to pay an additional fee related to baggage, seating, or other add-on service as a condition of board