,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbe,mr4  
,pfluger introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require air carriers  
to disclose an estimated time for a     
delay that is due to maintenance or crew
 rest issues1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,obligating ,notification  
for ,travelers about ,interruptions from
 ,maintenance and ,employee ,issues ,act
 or the ,,on ,,time ,act4  #b4 ,notice  
concerning maintenance or crew delay    
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i of       
chapter #dag of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #dagcj4 ,notice 
concerning maintenance or crew delay    
7a7 ,in general ,in any circumstance in 
which an air carrier providing scheduled
 passenger air transportation           

experiences a delay with respect to such
 air transportation that is a result of 
maintenance or crew rest issues and for 
which there is no aircraft or crew to   
replace the scheduled aircraft or crew1 
the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 
require such air carrier to--  7#a7     
immediately provide a notice to         
passengers affected by such delay that  
contains an estimate for the duration of
 such delay2 or  7#b7 if the air carrier
 does not immediately have an estimate  
for the duration of the delay--  7,a7   
immediately provide a notice such       
passengers that there is not an estimate
 available2 and  7,b7 provide to such   
passengers an updated notice containing 
the estimate as soon as such estimate is
 available4  7b7 ,notice requirements   
,in providing any notice to passengers  
under this section with respect to      
delayed air transportation1 an air      
carrier shall ensure that the           
information required under subsection   
7a7 is made available to passengers--   

7#a7 by announcement over the public    
address system of the applicable        
airport2  7#b7 on display boards posted 
at or near the applicable gate for the  
affected air transportation2 and  7#c7  
by direct notification via text1 email1 
and the mobile application of the air   
carrier1 as applicable4  4  7b7         
,clerical amendment ,the analysis for   
chapter #dag of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#dagbi the following3  #dagcj4 ,notice  
concerning maintenance or crew delay4  4