{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-introduces-amendment-faa-reauthorization-improve-fee-transparency", "Davids Introduces Amendment in FAA Reauthorization to Improve Fee Transparency, Consumer Protections for Air Travel", "2023-07-12", "2023", "2023-07", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, as the House prepares to consider the major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization package, Representative Sharice Davids introduced an amendment to improve consumer protections for Kansans traveling by air. The amendment would require the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure transparency of airline fees for consumers throughout the ticketing process.\n\n\u201cWhen booking a flight, air travelers deserve to know exactly what they\u2019re paying for and how much it will cost,\u201d said Davids. \u201cMy amendment would require the Department of Transportation to ensure airlines are abiding by the transparency standards the American public has come to expect. As we move forward in considering the FAA reauthorization package on the House floor, I\u2019ll continue to keep consumer protection and safety as a top priority.\u201d\n\nDavids' amendment, which requires the DOT to collect and report data, on behalf of consumers, on airlines\u2019 commitment to fee transparency though their Airline Customer Service Dashboard, will be considered as the House votes on the FAA reauthorization in the coming weeks. In June, the reauthorization package, which would reauthorize the FAA and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years, passed out of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with broad bipartisan support. The bill contains several priorities for Davids. Specifically, it:\n\nImproves airline customer protections and accessibility by directing the DOT to require airlines to develop policies to reimburse passengers for unexpected meal and hotel costs, create plans to limit the impact of mass flight cancelations, and establish policies allowing passengers to sit next to their young child.\n\nIncreases America\u2019s aviation safety standards by decreasing the risk of airport collisions, reviewing airplane passenger emergency medical kits and evacuation procedures, and requiring the FAA to update security measures to help prevent assaults against flight crews and passengers.\n\nStrengthens U.S. aviation workforce and manufacturing by promoting the hiring of more air traffic controller agents and limiting Chinese-owned companies from accessing federal dollars.\n\nThe bill will soon be considered on the House floor for debate and a vote. The Senate has released a separate, bipartisan legislative planto reauthorize the FAA. The House and Senate will likely prioritize a combination of the two bills that will pass in both chambers before the 2018 FAA reauthorization expires on September 30, 2023.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "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://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-introduces-amendment-faa-reauthorization-improve-fee-transparency"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9612420108169317, "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"}