Secure our Skies Act of 2016
Latest action · Feb 3, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure our Skies Act of 2016
This bill requires each air carrier providing passenger air transportation to provide flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers who are employees or contractors of the carrier with training to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties. Such training shall cover: (1) common indicators of human trafficking, and (2) best practices for reporting suspected trafficking to law enforcement officers.
To assist in such training, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation shall provide information, including the Blue Campaign training module, for use by air carriers.
The Federal Aviation Administration shall report recommendations for improving the identification and reporting of human trafficking by air carrier personnel while protecting the civil liberties of passengers.
The bill grants immunity to an air carrier for reporting any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation relating to human trafficking.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2016 to Apr 19, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 3, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 19, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2016 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 3, 2016 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 3, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H438)
- Feb 2, 2016Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H438 | Dina Titus D-NV | Feb 2, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 19, February 2, 2016, page H496.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2602 | Secure our Skies Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 23, 2017 |
| S 2642 | Stop Trafficking on Planes (STOP) Act of 2016 | Related bill | Mar 3, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to include training for certain employees of air carriers to combat human trafficking, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Secure our Skies Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
