US HB911 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 61-26)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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Title

Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-08HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2017-02-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-02-07HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB911 (Same As) 2017-04-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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