Legislation affecting the airline industry, including: H.R. 1719/S. 144, the Farm to Fly Act; H.R. 1536, A bill to allow certain foreign air carriers to stop in Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands in the course of transportation of passengers or cargo in either direction between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States, and for other purposes; S. 697, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for air traffic control training improvements; H.R. 1818, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses; S. 1045, A bill to provide for funding from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration activities in the event of a Government shutdown; H.R. 1916, A bill making appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees working during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes. Final Rule, Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections in DOT-OST-2022-0089; Final Rule, Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees in DOT-OST-2022-0109; Joint Application of Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. for Approval of the Transfer of International Route Authorities in DOT-OST-2024-0085; In the matter of 2019 Haneda Combination Services Allocation Proceeding in DOT-OST-2019-0014. Federal policy regarding matters impacting the airline industry, including: FAA Air Traffic Control funding, operations, modernization, staffing and equipage, including Budget Reconciliation; Transportation Security Administration (TSA) (funding, aviation security taxes and fees, fee diversion, passenger and baggage inspection issues, aircraft security, TSA wait times, facilities, equipment, biometrics, and staffing issues); Airport Security Issues; Cybersecurity issues; Customs and Border Protection issues (funding, CBP facilities and staffing levels at airports, preclearance, user fee increases, revenue diversion, biometric entry/exit); Aircraft noise and emissions issues; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding, staffing, passenger and cargo inspection issues, wildlife hazard mitigation, interstate transport of agricultural products, and inspection fees; International air service rights issues (Open Skies, U.S. Government Bilateral Negotiations); Ancillary fees (baggage, cancellation/change fees, premium seating); Customer service issues including travel waivers, travel credits, refund policies, accommodations and compensation for delays and cancellations, seat size, and family seating; Air Carrier Cabotage Exemptions; Revenue Diversion; Information Technology issues; Labor issues, including workforce development; Domestic and international allocation of gates and slots; Data Privacy; Aircraft Certification Issues; Aviation taxes; Climate Policy; Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); Airport Infrastructure; Tourism; Aircraft equipage issues; Airline operations issues; Federal regulatory authority issues; Competition in the airline industry; Artificial Intelligence (directly impacting airline operations); Issues relating to the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines, and Credit card fees
Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1719, S. 144, H.R. 1536, S. 697, H.R. 1818, S. 1045, H.R. 1916