The Congresswoman’s legislation would add a representative for ticket agents to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC).
Add a representative for travel agents to the FAA Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee.
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Evidence
DOT’s current ACPAC page lists statutory membership as air carriers, airport operators, state/local consumer-protection government, and nonprofit consumer groups; the named members do not include a ticket-agent or travel-agent representative.
GovInfo records H.R. 5663 as referred in the Senate on March 25, 2026, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation after House action.
The House considered H.R. 5663, whose text would add ticket agents to ACPAC, and passed it under suspension of the rules by voice vote; Rep. Titus spoke in support of her bill.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reported H.R. 5663 favorably and described the bill as adding one ticket-agent representative to ACPAC, whose current statutory members were the four existing categories.
Section 508 extended ACPAC through September 30, 2028 and required consultation with ticket agents and travel management companies, but did not make them statutory members.
Titus’s office announced that her ACPAC Modernization Act passed the House and would add a ticket-agent representative to ACPAC, then go to the Senate for consideration.
Assessments
Titus sponsored and materially advanced H.R. 5663, which would add a ticket-agent/travel-agent seat to ACPAC, and the bill passed the House during her current federal term. However, it was only referred to the Senate and has not become law, and DOT's current ACPAC membership still does not include a ticket-agent or travel-agent representative. This is substantial same-term progress but not full delivery.