,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to require       
passenger notification related to       
delayed flights1 and for other purposes4
  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be  
cited as the ,frequent ,logistics       
,information for ,grounded and ,held    
,travelers ,act or the ,,flight ,act4   
#b4  ,passenger notification of delayed 
flights  7a7  ,in general  ,chapter #dbc
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after section     
#dbcjh the following3  #dbcji4          
,passenger notification of delayed      
flights  7a7  ,in general  ,in the case 
of a domestic or international flight   
operated by a covered air carrier 7as   
such term is defined in section #dbcjg7 

that is experiencing a delayed departure
 or taxi delay of #ae or more minutes1  
the covered air carrier shall notify    
each passenger on the flight of the     
delay in accordance with the            
requirements of in subsection 7b74  7b7 
,requirements  ,with respect to a       
notification under subsection 7a71 the  
requirements described in this          
subsection are the following3  7#a7 ,the
 notification shall occur not less      
frequently than once every #ae minutes  
until the delayed departure or taxi     
delay concludes4  7#b7 ,the notification
 shall be provided to each passenger by 
email or text message4  7#c7 ,the       
notification shall include-- 7,a7       
information regarding the new estimated 
time of departure and arrival1 as       
applicable to the delayed departure or  
taxi delay2 and  7,b7 a mechanism for   
the passenger to opt out of receiving   
such notifications with respect to such 
flight4  4  7b7  ,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  
,passenger notification of delayed      
flights4  4