Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 8, 2017 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 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers, other than the cockpit door, to prevent access to the flight deck of each covered aircraft; (2) such barriers on the aircraft with a cockpit door to remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) such barriers on the aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command.
"Covered aircraft" is defined as a commercial aircraft: (1) equipped with more than 75 passenger seats, and (2) with a maximum gross takeoff weight of more than 75,000 pounds.
Cosponsors 86
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Jun 12, 2018; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
Committees 1
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 7, 2017 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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. 163, no. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1084.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-18 | BUILDING A 21ST-CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION82 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jun 8, 2017 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12435 | Secondary Cockpit Barriers for Airline Aircraft | Resource | Aug 1, 2024 |
| R45082 | Security of Air Cargo Shipments, Operations, and Facilities Archived | Report | Jan 24, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 911 | Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 7, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 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.
