,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aj1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend chapter #dbc of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
prohibit air carriers from paying       
ancillary fee incentives and            
discriminating on the basis of a covered
 characteristic in charging or setting  
fares or ancillary fees1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,end ,airline       
,extortion ,act4  #b4 ,prohibitions     
relating to payment of ancillary fee    
incentives and discriminating on the    
basis of a covered characteristic  7a7  
,in general ,chapter #dbc of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #dbcji4 ,prohibitions relating
 to payment of ancillary fee incentives 

and discriminating on the basis of a    
covered characteristic  7a7 ,prohibition
 relating to payment of ancillary fee   
incentives ,no air carrier or foreign   
air carrier shall provide any payment1  
incentive1 fee1 or other benefit to any 
employee1 contractor1 or other person   
working on behalf of the carrier as a   
direct result of that employee1         
contractor1 or person requiring a       
passenger of the carrier to pay an      
additional fee related to baggage1      
seating1 or other add-on service as a   
condition of boarding a flight of the   
carrier4  7b7 ,prohibition relating to  
discriminating on the basis of a covered
 characteristic ,no air carrier or      
foreign air carrier shall discriminate  
on the basis of a covered characteristic
 in charging or setting fares or        
ancillary fees to passengers on the same
 flight for the same service4  7c7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,add-on service ,the term add-on service
 means any service that a passenger or  

consumer may add to a flight booking for
 an additional cost1 or may purchase as 
an in-flight service1 including seating 
options1 baggage1 beverages1 food1 early
 boarding1 lounge access1 internet or   
wifi access1 or any other service       
determined appropriate by the           
,secretary4  7#b7 ,covered              
characteristic ,the term covered        
characteristic means1 with respect to a 
passenger1 disability status1 familial  
status1 or any characteristic included  
in section #djabg7;a7 of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,transportation4  4  7b7  
,rule of construction ,no air carrier or
 foreign air carrier shall be liable for
 violating section #dbcji7;b7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 7as added by
 subsection 7a77 on the basis of any    
policies or actions of the carrier      
permitting the carriage of a minor child
 on a flight of that carrier at no      
charge or a reduced charge4  7c7        

,clerical amendment ,the analysis for   
chapter #dbc of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#dbcjh the following3  #dbcji4          
,prohibitions relating to payment of    
ancillary fee incentives and            
discriminating on the basis of a covered
 characteristic4  4