Protection from Abusive Passengers Act
- Last Action
- 3/30/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- 2023-03-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- 2023-03-29Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2023-03-29Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2023-03-29Introduced in House
- 2023-03-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-29 (00)
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 for taking any action to interfere with security screening personnel or any security system related to civil aviation security.
The bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Justice to provide the identity (including the full name, 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 is prohibited from boarding any commercial aircraft flight until the individual is removed from such list.
Additionally, all abusive passengers are permanently ineligible to participate in the TSA PreCheck or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry programs, with specified exceptions.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
Subjects
- 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 employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Worker safety and health
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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