United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6124 (112th)
Families Flying Together Act of 2012
Introduced
12 July 2012
Last action
13 July 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sponsors
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Families Flying Together Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations directing each air carrier to: (1) establish a policy to ensure that a family that purchases tickets for a flight is seated together during that flight, and (2) make the policy available to the public on the air carrier's website. Defines "family" to mean a grouping of individuals that, at a minimum, includes: (1) a child age 12 years or younger; and (2) an individual age 18 years or older and responsible for accompanying that child, including a parent or legal guardian of that child.
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Timeline
12 July 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 July 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6124
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6124
- us · 112-hr-6124 · source updated 14 August 2025