H.R. 5502

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5502 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5502

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to issue regulations to ensure airfare fairness in the 
wake of a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 18, 2025

Ms. Velazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to issue regulations to ensure airfare fairness in the 
wake of a disaster or emergency, 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 Freeze of Astronomical 
Increases in Rates Act'' or the ``AirFAIR Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCESSIVE AVIATION TICKET PRICE INCREASES DURING DISASTERS.

(a) In General.--Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Excessive Ticket Price Increases During Disasters.--
``(1) In general.--It shall be an unfair or deceptive 
practice under subsection (a) for any ticket agent, air 
carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person offering to sell 
tickets for air transportation to impose an excessive increase 
in the price of such tickets in circumstances related to a 
disaster or emergency.
``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
to establish standards for determining whether an increase in a 
ticket price is excessive for purposes of paragraph (1). At a 
minimum, the standards shall ensure that an increase of 30 
percent or more is treated as being excessive.
``(3) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `disaster' 
or `emergency' means a disaster or emergency as declared by a 
State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession 
of the United States.''.
(b) Unfair Ticket Pricing Practices.--
(1) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct a study on whether any ticket 
agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person 
offering to sell tickets for air transportation has engaged in 
unfair practices in the sale of such tickets in circumstances 
related to a disaster or emergency.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study.
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