# 119-hr-5579: ETA Act of 2025

119-hr-5579, ETA Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5579
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5579
- Congress: 119
- Title: ETA Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Standardized passenger compensation for delayed flights**. The bill turns two Department of Transportation final rules into statutory standards and directs the agency to create regulations that pay passengers when arrival delays meet set thresholds.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cash for long flight delays: benefit, medium. This bill would require DOT to set rules for cash when flights arrive very late. For domestic flights, arriving 3 or more hours late would qualify. For international flights, arriving 6 or more hours late would qualify. Airlines would have to pay at least $200 and up to $500, based on the delay len…
- Stronger airline refunds and fee transparency: benefit, low. This bill would make two DOT consumer rules into law. They are the April 26, 2024 refund rule (89 Fed. Reg. 32760) and the April 30, 2024 fee transparency rule (89 Fed. Reg. 34620). If enacted, passengers would have stronger refund rights and clearer disclosure of airline add-on fees.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5579 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5579)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8516)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5579 (as of 2026-04-21).