,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,nadler 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4  
,rangel1 and ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney
 of ,new ,york7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
issue regulations with respect to       
ensuring families are able to sit       
together on flights1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,families ,flying   
,together ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,seating  
families together on flights  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
issue regulations directing each air    
carrier to--  7#a7 establish a policy to
 ensure1 to the extent practicable1 that
 a family that purchases tickets for a  
flight with that air carrier is seated  

together during that flight2 and  7#b7  
make the policy described in paragraph  
7#a7 available to the public on an      
appropriate ,internet ,web site of the  
air carrier4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this 
section1 the following definitions      
apply3  7#a7 ,air carrier ,the term air 
carrier has the meaning given that term 
in section #djajb7;a7 of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,family    
,the term family means a grouping of    
individuals that includes1 at a         
minimum--  7,a7 a child who is #ab years
 of age or younger2 and  7,b7 an        
individual who is--  7i7 #ah years of   
age or older2 and  7ii7 responsible for 
accompanying that child1 including a    
parent or legal guardian of that child4