{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://correa.house.gov/news/press-releases/correa-introduces-house-companion-to-hawley-legislation-to-end-unfair-airline-practices", "CORREA INTRODUCES HOUSE COMPANION TO HAWLEY LEGISLATION TO END UNFAIR AIRLINE PRACTICES", "2024-12-19", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "CA", "J. Luis Correa", "C001110", "correa.house.gov", "correa", "https://correa.house.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "The End Airline Extortion Act Would Protect Americans from Predatory Airline Practices\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust introduced the End Airline Extortion Act, a companion bill to Senator Josh Hawley\u2019s legislation in the Senate, which would protect Americans from predatory airline practices regarding fares and additional fees.\n\n\u201cToday, hard-working taxpayers in every corner of the country\u2014and right here in Orange County\u2014are being charged different prices for the same flights, and that\u2019s wrong,\u201d Correa said. \u201cFliers deserve price transparency and should not be subject to junk fees or surprise charges. I\u2019m proud to join in this fight alongside Senator Hawley, and will do everything in my power to get this long overdue, bipartisan effort across the finish line.\u201d\n\nThe End Airline Extortion Act would:\n\nProhibit airlines from paying commission or other incentives to employees if they require passengers to pay additional fees for baggage, seating, or other services as a condition of boarding a flight.\n\nBan discriminatory pricing by barring airlines from using personal characteristics\u2014such as sex, family status, or disability status\u2014as a basis for charging higher prices for fares or fees to passengers on the same flight.\n\n\u201cAirline companies treat their customers like cattle. It\u2019s offensive. They charge fliers different prices for the same flights \u2013 and sometimes different prices for bags and carry-ons. Now they\u2019re paying their employees bounties to harass customers trying to get on the plane. It\u2019s wrong. And frankly, it needs to be illegal,\u201d Senator Hawley said when introducing this legislation last week.\n\nYou can read the full text of this legislation HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://correa.house.gov/news/press-releases/correa-introduces-house-companion-to-hawley-legislation-to-end-unfair-airline-practices"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7959671095013618, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}