H.R. 9135, Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act

November 12, 2024

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 18, 2024

At a Glance

H.R. 9135, Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 18, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars			2025	2025-2029		2025-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)			0	0		0
Revenues			0	0		0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit			0	0		0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)			*	1		not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?			No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?			No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?			Yes, Under Threshold
* = between zero and $500,000.

Summary

H.R. 9135 would require passenger air carriers to develop and regularly update a strategy to prevent or limit the effects of severe weather and other anticipated disruptions on passengers. The bill would require the Department of Transportation to develop a method to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets or proprietary information in those strategies. In addition, H.R. 9135 would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies and report its findings to the Congress.

Based on the cost of similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $1 million over the 2025-2029 period. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.