Protection from Abusive Passengers Act
Latest action · Apr 6, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2042-2043)
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 6, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protection from Abusive Passengers Act
This bill addresses the banning of abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights. Abusive passenger is defined as any individual who engages in behavior that results in a civil penalty or conviction for assaulting, threatening, or intimidating a crew member or passenger on an aircraft flight, or who takes any action to interfere with security screening personnel or any security system related to civil aviation security.
It requires the Federal Aviation Administration or the Attorney General to provide the identity, including the full name and date of birth, and gender of all abusive passengers to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
The TSA must maintain a list of abusive passengers and develop and make publicly available policies and procedures for handling individuals included on the list. Any individual on the list shall be prohibited from boarding any commercial aircraft flight until the individual is removed from such list.
Additionally, all abusive passengers shall be permanently ineligible to participate in the TSA PreCheck or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry programs, with specified exceptions.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Apr 6, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2042-2043)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7433 | Protection from Abusive Passengers Act | Identical bill | Apr 7, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Aviation and airports
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Right of privacy
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2022Introduced in Senate
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