To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation, and for other purposes.
Announced in
the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by
Rep. Bill Shuster (R, PA-9)
Number of co-sponsors
5
Codification
U.S.C. sections affected
49 U.S.C. § 41712
Agencies affected
United States Department of Transportation
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 4156 by Rep. Bill Shuster (R, PA-9) on March 6, 2014
Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation
Passed the House on July 28, 2014 (voice vote)
The Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 (H.R. 4156) was a proposed legislation that would have changed government regulations about how airlines advertise fares so that they could advertise the base, listing government imposed taxes and fees separately.[1][2]
The bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress and was not passed.
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