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HR3477119th CongressWALLET

Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act

Sponsored By: Representative Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]

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Summary

Requires airlines to prepare an operational resiliency strategy that explains how they will limit passenger harm from future flight disruptions, like severe weather, IT failures, or staffing breakdowns. The bill would direct the Secretary of Transportation to make covered carriers develop and regularly update those plans within 1 year after enactment.

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  • Passengers and families: Airlines would have to spell out how they plan to prevent or limit delays and cancellations and how they will reschedule passengers and crews after disruptions. This aims to improve on-the-ground responses during weather and other events.
  • Airlines (covered carriers): Carriers must assess staffing models, crew scheduling systems, information technology and cybersecurity, and describe preparedness and recovery steps in their plans. Plans must be updated regularly.
  • Federal oversight and accountability: The Comptroller General would start an audit of these strategies not later than 3 years after enactment and must submit a report, including carrier responses, within 1 year after the audit is completed.

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New rules for airline disruption plans

This bill would require covered airlines to create and regularly update a resiliency plan within 1 year after enactment. Plans would explain how they would limit passenger harm from severe weather and other disruptions, manage staffing and rescheduling, and keep IT and crew scheduling working, including cybersecurity fixes. The Transportation Secretary would protect trade secrets in the plans. The Government Accountability Office would start an audit within 3 years and report to Congress within 1 year after finishing. This would not give the Secretary new powers beyond requiring plans, but the Secretary could assess plans and offer technical help.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]

WA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 5/17/2025

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 5/20/2025

Roll Call Votes

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