I think this is a silly, if not harmful bill.

By forcing the airlines to give FF miles to the original flyer, they will be changing the terms of all FF programs. We would then be able to effective pool miles, by buying several tickets under one name then transfer them.

Also, it would give ticket brokers and consolidators and speculators the ability to hoard tickets.

For example, someone could then buy 40 or 50 tickets in adavnce at a discount for busy travel days, then wait till close to departure and re-sell those tickets to others.

We'd have a system of airline ticket scalpling and that wouldn't help consumers or airlines.

It would force airlines to raise the price of advance purchase tickets to narrow the gap between full fare and discount to prevent this from happening.

The bill was introducted in sept by Jim Gibbons of Nevada. It's been referred to committee, so its a long long way from becoming law.

Gibbons isnt exactly setting the congress on fire. His big claim to fame is a conveying 2 acres of federal land for a small town cemetery.