S. 947: TICKETS Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-26 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

TICKETS Act

Plain summary

Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2017 or the TICKETS Act This bill prohibits an air carrier from denying the boarding of a flight by a passenger who has been cleared to board, without the passenger's consent, unless such passenger presents a safety, security, or health risk. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall revise federal regulations relating to oversold flights: to eliminate specified dollar amount limits on compensation provided to a passenger denied boarding involuntarily, and to determine whether limits on the number of seats oversold for a flight are necessary and, if so, to consider whether to impose such limits based on a percentage of seats available on the aircraft. The DOT shall prescribe regulations to require an air carrier to: check in its employee or that of another air carrier seeking accommodation on a flight at least 60 minutes before its scheduled departure, and specify on a passenger's itinerary and publicly post its policies with respect to oversold flights and requiring passengers to give up their seats to air carrier employees.

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TICKETS Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · 10 cosponsors

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Brian Schatz (D-HI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s947.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s947 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115