,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cccd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois 7= himself &  
,mr4 ,nadl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to issue regulations )  
respect to ensur+ families are able to  
sit toge!r on flights1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,families ,fly+ ,toge!r ,act (      
#bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,airl9es ne$ to prioritize
 seat+ families travel+ ) small *ildr5  
toge!r4  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (            
,transportation cont9ues to receive     
unsatisfactory seat assignm5t compla9ts 
f p>5ts ^: seat assignm5ts 7 sep>ate f  
_! small *ildr54  #c4 ,seat+ families   
toge!r on flights  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation 
%all issue regulations direct+ ea* air  

c>ri] to--  7#a7 e/abli% a policy to    
ensure1 to ! ext5t practicable1 t a     
family t pur*ases tickets = a flight ) t
 air c>ri] is seat$ toge!r dur+ t       
flight2 &  7#b7 make ! policy describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 available to ! public on 
an appropriate ,int]net ,web site ( !   
air c>ri]4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7
 ,air c>ri] ,! t]m air c>ri] has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #djajb7;a7 ( title
 #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,family
 ,! t]m family means a gr\p+ (          
individuals t includes1 at a m9imum--   
7,a7 a *ild :o is #ab ye>s ( age or     
y\ng]2 &  7,b7 an individual :o is-- 7i7
 #ah ye>s ( age or old]2 &  7ii7        
responsible = accompany+ t *ild1 includ+
 a p>5t or legal gu>dian ( t *ild4  #d4 
,families travel+ toge!r ,section #dagab
 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7   
,families travel+ toge!r  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,x %all be an unfair or deceptive       
practice "u subsection 7a7 = any ticket 

ag5t1 air c>ri]1 =eign air c>ri]1 or o!r
 p]son (f]+ to sell tickets = air       
transportation to fail to disclose1 :e!r
 v]bally 9 oral communication or 9 writ+
 9 writt5 or electronic communication1  
prior to an individual's pur*ase ( m ?an
 "o ticket = a cov]$ flight1 !          
notification 9 p>agraph 7#b71 if su*    
pur*ase includes a ticket = a m9or4     
7#b7 ,notification ,! notification      
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+ /atem5t3 ,x is n possible to     
assign #b or m seats toge!r on at lea/  
#a ( ! flights y h select$4 ,please be  
advis$ t y may n be able to sit next to 
o!r memb]s ( y\r travel p>ty1 ev5 if y  
are travel+ ) a m9or44  7#c7 ,cov]$     
flight ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a     
cov]$ flight is a flight ( an air c>ri] 
or =eign air c>ri] 9 air transportation 
or =eign air transportation z to :i*--  
7,a7 a pur*as] ( a ticket may specify an
 advance seat assignm5t1 ) or )\t !     
assessm5t ( any *>ge or fee2 &  7,b7 #b 
or m lat]ally adjac5t seats are n       

available on ! flight = advance         
assignm5t4  4