Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
Latest action · Dec 12, 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.
- IntroducedSep 1, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to study the cost and feasibility of establishing web-based access to the Secure Flight passenger screening program for commercial charter air carriers.
(Sec. 3) The TSA is authorized to provide screening services to a commercial charter air carrier in areas other than primary passenger terminals of airports upon such carrier's request. TSA shall enter into an agreement for compensation from such carrier for the cost of providing such services.
(Sec. 4) The TSA shall submit to Congress an implementation plan for the recommendations adopted by the Aviation Security Advisory Committee and concurred to by the TSA:
- on February 17, 2015, regarding general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,
- on July 28, 2016, regarding the vetting of persons seeking flight training in the United States, and
- prior to enactment of this bill regarding general aviation security.
(Sec. 5) The TSA is authorized to designate at least one full-time TSA employee to be responsible for engagement with general aviation stakeholders and to manage issues related to general aviation.
(Sec. 6) The TSA shall report on the feasibility of requiring security threat assessments for all candidates seeking flight school training in operating aircraft weighing more than 12,500 pounds to enhance the vetting of persons seeking such training in the United States.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 1, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Sep 1, 2017 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 1, 2017Markup Sep 7, 2017Reported Oct 12, 2017 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2017 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 11, 2017Mr. Estes (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 11, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9769-9770)
- Dec 11, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3669.
- Dec 11, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9769)
- Dec 11, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 12, 2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-346.
- Oct 12, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
- Sep 7, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 7, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 1, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 1, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 H9769, H9770Text printed H9769 | John Katko R-NY, Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA, Ron Estes R-KS | Dec 11, 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
- Nov 17, 2017H.R. 3669, Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 12, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 141, September 1, 2017, page H6632.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve and streamline security procedures related to general aviation and commercial charter air carrier utilizing risk-based security standards, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- User charges and fees
- Virginia
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2017Referred in Senate
- Dec 11, 2017Engrossed in House
- Oct 12, 2017Reported in House
- Sep 1, 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.
