HR 8897Passed one chamberU.S. House · 119th Congress
Improving Travel for American Families Act
- Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7) (R)
- Introduced
- 2026-05-19
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2026-07-14)
How every member voted
Passed House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended · House · Roll call #235 · 13-Jul-2026
398
Yea
12
Nay
20
Not voting
0
Present
Democrats
201 yea · 2 nay
Republicans
196 yea · 10 nay
Independents
1 yea · 0 nay
Voted Yea (398)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Adam Gray (D-CA)
- Adam Smith (D-WA)
- Addison McDowell (R-NC)
- Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Ami Bera (D-CA)
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Andy Barr (R-KY)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Blake Moore (R-UT)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Brad Knott (R-NC)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brian Jack (R-GA)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
- Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Christian Menefee (D-TX)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Christopher Smith (R-NJ)
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Clay Fuller (R-GA)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Craig Goldman (R-TX)
- Dale Strong (R-AL)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Dave Min (D-CA)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- David Taylor (R-OH)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Diana DeGette (D-CO)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Emilia Sykes (D-OH)
- Emily Randall (D-WA)
- Eric Crawford (R-AR)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Greg Landsman (D-OH)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- H. Griffith (R-VA)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Herbert Conaway (D-NJ)
- Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- James Baird (R-IN)
- James Clyburn (D-SC)
- James Comer (R-KY)
- James Gallagher (R-CA)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
- Jesús García (D-IL)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- John Mannion (D-NY)
- John McGuire (R-VA)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Johnny Olszewski (D-MD)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Josh Riley (D-NY)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Julie Johnson (D-TX)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Kelly Morrison (D-MN)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Laura Friedman (D-CA)
- Laura Gillen (D-NY)
- Laurel Lee (R-FL)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Luz Rivas (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Maria Salazar (R-FL)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Matt Van Epps (R-TN)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxine Waters (D-CA)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Michael Rulli (R-OH)
- Michael Simpson (R-ID)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
- Nellie Pou (D-NJ)
- Nicholas Begich (R-AK)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Randy Fine (R-FL)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Richard Neal (D-MA)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Rick Larsen (D-WA)
- Riley Moore (R-WV)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Robert Onder (R-MO)
- Robert Scott (D-VA)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Sam Liccardo (D-CA)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Shontel Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA)
- Summer Lee (D-PA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Tony Wied (R-WI)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Val Hoyle (D-OR)
- Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- William Timmons (R-SC)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Voted Nay (12)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Tim Burchett (R-TN)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
Did not vote (20)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Anna Luna (R-FL)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- John James (R-MI)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
AI-generated summary. Written by a language model from the bill's official title and description — not by a person, and not a substitute for the bill text. Vote counts, sponsors and dates above come from the official record, not from this summary. How we build this.
HR 8897, the Improving Travel for American Families Act, aims to enhance air travel experiences for passengers by addressing common complaints about airline operations and passenger services. The bill's key provisions focus on airline fee transparency, baggage handling standards, and customer service improvements, though specific details of the exact requirements would be determined during implementation. The legislation directly affects major airlines, airport operators, and millions of American travelers who fly domestically and internationally each year.
The bill was introduced amid growing consumer frustration with airline fees, flight cancellations, and customer service issues that have become more prominent since the pandemic disrupted air travel. The legislation received unanimous support in committee, with a 30-0 vote to advance it, suggesting broad bipartisan agreement on the general goal of improving passenger protections. If enacted, the bill could require airlines to modify their fee structures and service standards, potentially affecting ticket prices and airline profitability, while also setting clearer expectations for how airlines must treat passengers during travel disruptions.
Key provisions
- The bill addresses airline fee transparency, baggage handling standards, and customer service improvements for domestic and international passengers.
- The legislation affects major airlines and airport operators' operations and fee structures.
- The bill received unanimous 30-0 committee support, indicating bipartisan agreement on passenger protection goals.
- If enacted, the bill could require airlines to modify fee structures and service standards.
- The legislation aims to set clearer expectations for how airlines treat passengers during travel disruptions.
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