Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

49 U.S.C. § 42306

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Know Your Rights posters
About This Law
/us/usc/t49/s42306
Title
49 — Transportation
Chapter
STVII/PTA/SPTII/CH423
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

Highlight any text to annotate
(a) In General.—Each large hub airport, medium hub airport, and small hub airport with scheduled passenger service shall prominently display posters that clearly and concisely outline the rights of airline passengers under Federal law with respect to, at a minimum—(1) flight delays and cancellations; (2) refunds; (3) bumping of passengers from flights and the oversale of flights; and (4) lost, delayed, or damaged baggage. (b) Location.—Posters described in subsection (a) shall be displayed in conspicuous locations throughout the airport, including ticket counters, security checkpoints, and boarding gates. (c) Accessibility Assistance.—Each large hub airport, medium hub airport, and small hub airport with scheduled passenger service shall ensure that passengers with a disability (as such term is defined in section 382.3 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) who identify themselves as having such a disability are notified of the availability of accessibility assistance and shall assist such passengers in connecting to the appropriate entities to obtain the same information required in this section that is provided to other passengers. (Added Pub. L. 118–63, title V, § 504(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1190.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective DatePub. L. 118–63, title V, § 504(d), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1191, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 46301 of this title] shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [May 16, 2024].”

Take Action

Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this section.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.