H.R. 4156 Media Resource Center
Welcome to the Media Resource Center for H.R. 4156, the Transparent Airfares Act of 2014. Here you will find relevant foundational documents, analyses, industry statements representing all views on the bill, press stories and sources for reporters. If I may be of assistance, please let me know. – Kevin Mitchell, chairman, BTC (610.999.9247)
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS
- 2012 U.S. DOT Announcement of New Advertising Rules
- 2012 Pillsbury Law Explanation of U.S. DOT Advertising Rule
- 2012 U.S. DOT Final Brief in Airlines' Federal Suit
- 2012 U.S. Court of Appeals Opinion
- 2013 Congressional Research Service Report on Federal Role In Airline Consumer Protection
- 2014 H.R. 4156 Text
ANALYSES
- 3-7-14 BTC: Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 Would Benefit Airlines
- 3-25-14 BTC: Graphical Analysis of DOT Rule Versus H.R. 4156
- 4-7-14 BTC: H.R. 4156 Markup Only Benefits Airlines
- 4-9-14 BTC: Are Airlines Being Held To a Different Standard Than Other Industries?
- 4-14-14 BTC: Are Airlines Brutally Regulated And Overtaxed?
STAKEHOLDER LETTERS & STATEMENTS
- 4-8-14 BTC Letter to U.S. Representative DeFazio
- 4-8-14 American Society of Travel Agents Letter to House T&I Leadership
- 4-9-14 U.S. Travel Association Press Release
- 4–10-14 Travel Technology Association Statement
- 4-10-14 National Taxpayers Union to House T&I Leadership
- 4-10-14 Americans For Tax Reform to House T&I Leadership
- 4-16-14 American Society of Travel Agents Letter to Senate Commerce Committee
- 4-17-14 A4A Statement
- 4-22-14 Association for Airline Passenger Rights Press Release
- 4-22-14 Association for Airline Passenger Rights Letter to Senate Commerce Committee Leadership
PUBLISHED STORIES ABOUT H.R. 4156
- 3-6-14 The Hill
- 3-22-14 The Buffalo News (Opinion)
- 4-1-14 FrugalTravelGuy.com
- 4-9-14 Politico
- 4-9-14 Bloomberg BNA
- 4-10-14 The Travel Insider
- 4-10-14 Consumer Travel Alliance
- 4-11-14 TIME
- 4-15-14 Chicago Tribune
- 4-16-14 FlyersRights.org
- 4-16-14 Travel Agent Central
- 4-18-14 U.S. PIRG blog
- 4-21-14 Bloomberg
- 4-21-14 USATODAY
- 4-22-14 The New York Times
- 4-22-14 Travel Agent
- 4-22-14 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 4-23-14 The New York Times (Editorial)
- 4-23-14 Associations Now
SOURCES FOR REPORTERS
National Consumers League
John Breyault
johnb [at] nclnet.org
American Society of Travel Agents
Eben Peck
703.739.6842
epeck [at] asta.org
Travel Technology Association
Philip J. Minardi
708-574-4075
pminardi [at] traveltech.org
Travelers United
Charlie Leocha
617.901.7776
leocha [at] gmail.com
Open Allies For Airfare Transparency
Andrew Weinstein
202-667-4967
andrew [at] faretransparency.org
FlyersRights.org
Paul Hudson
globetrotter1947 [at] hotmail.com
Ed Perkins (consumer advocate; syndicated travel columnist)
(541) 488-8849
eperkins [at] mind.net
Association for Airline Passenger Rights
Brandon M. Macsata
brandon [at] macsata.org
Business Travel Coalition
610.999.9247
mitchell [at] businesstravelcoalition.com