Bills · HR 10517
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 10517Transportation and Public Works
Fair Fees Act
The bill would set cash-refund rights and deadlines for certain flight disruptions and advance passenger cancellations, and require notice of those rights.AI-written
INTRO SEP 21· LAST ACTION SEP 21
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AI-writtenCash refunds for disrupted flights—and for cancellations made at least 48 hours ahead. Vouchers offered instead could not expire.
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThe bill would give eligible passengers a right to cash back rather than requiring them to accept a voucher or credit when a flight is disrupted or they cancel in time. It would also set deadlines for refunds and require airlines and ticket agents to tell passengers about refund rights.
KEY PROVISIONS
5AI-extractedPROVISION 01
For airline-caused cancellations, significant delays, or changes, passengers who decline the changed flight, rebooking, or other compensation could request a full cash refund, including taxes and ancillary fees.
Passengers could choose money back rather than travel arrangements or non-cash compensation.
PROVISION 02
A significant delay includes, at a minimum, arriving 3 or more hours late for a domestic flight or 6 or more hours late for an international flight.
These thresholds identify delays that qualify for the bill's refund protections.
PROVISION 03
Refunds for credit-card purchases would be due within 7 business days; refunds for cash or other payments would be due within 20 days. A passenger who cancels at least 48 hours before departure would be offered a full cash refund within 30 days.
The bill sets deadlines for returning passengers' money.
PROVISION 04
A voucher, credit, or other compensation could be offered instead of a refund only with clear notice that the passenger may reject it and choose a refund; it could not have an expiration or use-by date.
Passengers would retain the choice of a cash refund, and an accepted alternative could not expire.
PROVISION 05
Airlines and ticket agents would have to notify passengers of refund rights. The Transportation Secretary would have to issue a rule applying specified disruption-refund requirements to ticket agents within one year after enactment.
The notification and rulemaking requirements are intended to make refund rights available through both airlines and ticket agents.
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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 10517
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 10517Transportation and Public Works
Fair Fees Act
The bill would set cash-refund rights and deadlines for certain flight disruptions and advance passenger cancellations, and require notice of those rights.AI-written
INTRODUCED SEP 21, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 21, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
2%
READING
6 min
COSPONSORS
0
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Complex