1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2017 or the TICKETS Act . 2. Protection of passengers from being denied boarding involuntarily (a) Right To fly of boarded passengers An air carrier may not, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, deny boarding a flight operated by the air carrier to a passenger without the consent of the passenger once the passenger is approved by the gate attendant to clear the boarding area and board the flight unless the passenger presents a safety, security, or health risk, as determined by the Secretary of Transportation. (b) Elimination of limitation on compensation for being denied boarding Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise the regulations under part 250 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to eliminate the dollar amount limitations under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsections (a) and (b) of section 250.5 of such title on the amount of compensation that may be provided to a passenger who is denied boarding involuntarily. (c) Limitation on number of seats that may be oversold In revising under subsection (b) the regulations under part 250 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary shall— (1) determine whether a limitation on the number of seats that may be oversold for a flight is necessary