H.R. 5579

Summary

H.R. 5579, the ETA Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 26, 2025 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D). It was referred to Subcommittee on Aviation, and last saw action on Dec 1, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Record

Text

H.R. 5579 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 5579 IH: Enhancing Transparency from Airlines Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5579  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 26, 2025   Mr. Gottheimer  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations relating to airline passenger delayed flight compensation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Enhancing Transparency from Airlines Act of 2025   or the   ETA Act of 2025  .
2.
Regulations relating to airline passenger delayed flight compensation
(a)
Codification of final rules
The following final rules issued by the Secretary of Transportation shall have the force and effect of law:
(1)
The rule titled  Refunds and Other Consumer Protections  and published on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 32760).
(2)
The rule titled  Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees  and published on April 30, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34620).
(b)
Regulations
The Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations requiring an air carrier to provide to a passenger who arrives at a destination airport, in the case of a domestic flight, 3 or more hours after the original scheduled arrival time, or in the case of an international flight, 6 or more hours after the original scheduled arrival time, compensation of not less than $200 and not more than $500, depending on the length of the delay.

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To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations relating to airline passenger delayed flight compensation, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) sponsors H.R. 5579 alone.

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 5579 went before 2 committees: Aviation Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Aviation Subcommittee

Aviation Subcommittee

Referred to · Dec 1, 2025 · 73 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Sep 26, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5579 has taken 3 actions since Sep 26, 2025, the latest on Dec 1, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5579 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5579 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• ETA Act of 2025 — Display Title
• ETA Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Enhancing Transparency from Airlines Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations relating to airline passenger delayed flight compensation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5579 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Environment/Superfund.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5579 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5579’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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