Washington, DC 20515
Dear Speaker Boehner,
We the undersigned have learned that highly controversial H.R. 4156, the Transparent Airfares Act of 2014, is on the short list in the House for inclusion on the Suspension Calendar prior to the August recess. H.R. 4156 is contentious legislation that would harm millions of consumers by reversing a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rule implemented in 2012 as a cure to misleading airline advertising. We urge you not to include H.R. 4156 on the Suspension Calendar.
Travel Industry and consumer groups were not alerted to the prospect of this legislation nor were they provided any opportunity for input. H.R. 4156 was rushed by voice vote through the House Transportation Committee on April 9, 2014 after just 9 minutes of discussion. There were no public submissions or debate. The haste that has accompanied this bill, with no hearings at which other stakeholders would have had an opportunity to inform Congress of their views and the fla
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