S.Amdt. 3774Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 3774
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Submitted April 13, 2016
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SA 3774. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson)) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 286, strike lines 5 through 19, and insert the following: (1) each covered air carrier to disclose to a consumer any ancillary fees, including the baggage fee, cancellation fee, change fee, ticketing fee, and seat selection fee of that covered air carrier in a standardized format; and (2) notwithstanding the manner in which information regarding the fees described in paragraph (1) is collected, each ticket agent to disclose to a consumer such fees of a covered air carrier in the standardized format described in paragraph (1). (b) Requirements.--The regulations under subsection (a) shall require that each disclosure-- (1) if ticketing is done on an Internet Web site or other online service-- (A) be prominently displayed to the consumer through a link on the homepage of the covered air carrier or ticket agent and prior to the point of purchase; and ______