ACPAC Modernization Act passed the House 175 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedSep 30, 2025
ReportedDec 18, 2025
Passed one chamberMar 24, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 76 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works: 87 of 3,176 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 201 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 90 words
- Subjects
- Advisory bodiesAviation and airportsConsumer affairsDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structure
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 5251 ACPAC Modernization Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]