Bills · HR 10516
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 10516Transportation and Public Works
FAIR Fees Act of 2026
The bill directs the Transportation Secretary to set and periodically update standards for judging airline fees and includes a no-extra-charge seating provision for passengers traveling with children age 13 or younger.AI-written
INTRO SEP 21· LAST ACTION SEP 21
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tl;dr
AI-writtenAirline fees would have to be reasonable compared with airlines’ costs. Families traveling with children age 13 or younger would be guaranteed the chance to sit together without an extra charge.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenIf enacted, the bill would make the Transportation Secretary responsible for setting standards to judge whether covered airline fees are reasonable and proportional to airline costs. The standards would have to consider specified costs and circumstances, including how a canceled or changed reservation affects the airline.
KEY PROVISIONS
5AI-extractedPROVISION 01
The Transportation Secretary must issue rules prohibiting covered fees that are unreasonable or out of proportion to the airline’s costs.
The rules would establish how the government assesses whether the listed airline fees are acceptable.
PROVISION 02
Covered fees include those for reservation changes or cancellations, checked or carry-on baggage, seat choice or assignment, priority boarding, and other fees related to passenger flights.
The bill’s fee standards would apply across several common types of airline charges.
PROVISION 03
The Secretary must consider specified costs and circumstances when setting standards, including processing and labor costs and the effects of a changed or canceled reservation.
These considerations would guide how the government determines whether fees are proportional to airline costs.
PROVISION 04
The standards must ensure passengers traveling with children age 13 or younger can sit with those children without an added charge to them or another passenger on the flight.
This sets a specific seating condition for families within the rules for seat-choice or assignment fees.
PROVISION 05
The Secretary must update the standards at least once every three years.
The standards would be reviewed and revised periodically rather than set only once.
SPONSORSHIP
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YRS IN OFFICE
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSSEP 21
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SEP 21
Introduced in House
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 10516
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedSep 21, 2026
Last actionSep 21, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED SEP 21, 2026
House BillHR 10516Transportation and Public Works
FAIR Fees Act of 2026
The bill directs the Transportation Secretary to set and periodically update standards for judging airline fees and includes a no-extra-charge seating provision for passengers traveling with children age 13 or younger.AI-written
INTRODUCED SEP 21, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 21, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
2%
READING
4 min
COSPONSORS
2
COMPLEXITY
Moderate