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(Bloomberg) -- “Customers Not Cargo Act” would prohibit airlines from forcibly removing passengers after they’ve boarded plane due to overbooking or airline staff seeking to fly, Sen. Chris Van Hollen says in statement.

• Van Hollen, D-Md., says legislation prompted by United Airlines incident, asks colleagues in letter to join him in sponsoring bill
• “We should act immediately to ensure that airlines cannot force passengers who have already boarded to leave the plane in order to free up seats for others,” Van Hollen says in letter; “Instead, they must provide sufficient incentives to encourage passengers to voluntarily deplane”