ACPAC Modernization Act
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Introduced 2025-09-30
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Transportation and Public Works
What it does
ACPAC Modernization Act This bill expands the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) membership to include a ticket agent representative. ACPAC advises the Department of Transportation in carrying out activities relating to airline customer service improvements. Under current law, the membership must include one representative each of (1) air carriers, (2) airport operators, (3) state or local governments with expertise in consumer protection matters, and (4) nonprofit public interest groups with expertise in consumer protection matters.
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Sec. 1Short title
This section would let the Act be officially cited as the ACPAC Modernization Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ACPAC Modernization Act .
Sec. 2Aviation consumer protection advisory committee
This section amends Section 411(b) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 note): it changes the closing punctuation of paragraph (3) (from "; and" to ";") and of paragraph (4) (from a period to "; and"), and adds a new paragraph (5) reading "ticket agents." to the list in that subsection. The existing text of paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 411(b) is not in the provided bill text, so it is not possible to say without guessing what kind of list this is (for example, who or what it enumerates) or what practical effect adding "ticket agents" to it would have. Held rather than rendered to avoid a guessed effect.
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2. Aviation consumer protection advisory committee Section 411(b) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 42301 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) ticket agents. .
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Where it is
Introduced · 2025-09-30
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-03-24
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
3
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)via AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)
3 filingsAMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS INCvia AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC.
3 filingsPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAvia PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
3 filingsJPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLCvia JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC
2 filingsTRAVEL TECH: THE TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATIONvia TRAVEL TECH: THE TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
1 filingFrom 12 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2026-03-25).