United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2191 (115th)
SEAT Act of 2017
Introduced
27 April 2017
Last action
28 April 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sponsors
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Secure Equity in Airline Transportation Act of 2017 or the SEAT Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule to revise a federal regulation relating to oversold flights to prohibit an air carrier from denying air transportation to a passenger on an oversold aircraft that the passenger has boarded based on the status of the passenger with respect to the carrier's priority rules and criteria for determining which passengers holding a confirmed reserved seat shall be denied boarding in the event that an insufficient number of volunteers come forward.
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Timeline
27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → BOARD Fairly Act
- related to → TICKETS Act
- related to ← Hands off Passengers Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2191
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2191
- us · 115-hr-2191 · source updated 11 August 2025