Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 24, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJul 20, 2017
- Passed HouseOct 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to brief Congress and the Government Accountability Office on specified aspects of security measures at each of Cuba's 10 international airports
No U.S. air carrier that has entered into a covered agreement may employ a Cuban national beginning 30 days after enactment of this bill unless such carrier has publicly disclosed the full text of the agreement, and such nationals shall not have been recruited, hired, or trained by entities that are owned, operated, or controlled by Cuba's Council of State, Council of Ministers, Communist Party, Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or Ministry of the Interior.
A "covered agreement" means a formal agreement between a U.S. air carrier with passenger air service between any location in Cuba and any location in the United States and the Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronauticos or any other entity associated with the Cuban government.
(Sec. 3) TSA shall develop a standard working document for all negotiations and agreements between the United States and foreign governments or partners regarding Federal Air Marshal coverage of flights to and from the United States. All such agreements shall be written and signed by the DHS Secretary. DHS shall notify Congress of any such agreement within 30 days of it being signed.
(Sec. 4) The U.S. Ambassador or the Charge d'Affaires to the U.S. Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization shall pursue improvements to airport security, including introducing a resolution to raise minimum airport security standards.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 20, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jul 20, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jul 20, 2017 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2017Markup Jul 26, 2017Reported Sep 13, 2017 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2017Discharged Sep 13, 2017 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2017Discharged Sep 13, 2017 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2017 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Oct 24, 2017 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Oct 23, 2017Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 23, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8049-8052)
- Oct 23, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3328.
- Oct 23, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8049-8050)
- Oct 23, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 13, 2017Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-308, Part I.
- Sep 13, 2017Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
- Sep 13, 2017Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Sep 13, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 220.
- Jul 26, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 26, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jul 20, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2017Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 H8049–H8052Text printed H8049 | Filemon Vela D-TX, John Katko R-NY, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Oct 23, 2017 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 6, 2017H.R. 3328, Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 13, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 123, July 20, 2017, page H6146.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44822 | Cuba: U.S. Policy in the 115th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 15, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2023 | Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Oct 26, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a study regarding security measures and equipment at Cuba's airports, require the standardization of Federal Air Marshal Service agreements, require efforts to raise international aviation security standards, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Cuban Airport Security Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Aviation and airports
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Cuba
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Employee hiring
- Foreign labor
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Law enforcement officers
- Service animals
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2017Referred in Senate
- Oct 23, 2017Engrossed in House
- Sep 13, 2017Reported in House
- Jul 20, 2017Introduced 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.
