H.R. 2124: BOARD Fairly Act
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H.R. 2124: BOARD Fairly Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-25 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
BOARD Fairly Act
Plain summary
Bumping on Overbooked Airplanes Requires Dealing Fairly Act or the BOARD Fairly Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to modify a federal regulation relating to oversold flights to ensure that an air carrier: may not refuse to transport a passenger holding a confirmed reserved seat on a flight to provide a seat for another passenger, regardless of whether such passenger is an air carrier employee; negotiates and solicits a volunteer to relinquish his or her space before boarding the aircraft; and if necessary, continues to increase the amount of compensation offered until a volunteer willingly accepts the offer in exchange for relinquishing a confirmed reserved seat.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · 4 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] reported raising $415,385 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2124.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2124 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115