To protect airline crew members, security screening personnel, and passengers by banning abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires defined term In this Act, the term abusive passenger means any individual who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages in behavior that results in— the assessment of a civil penalty for—, provides banned fliers The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall maintain a list of abusive passengers, and requires policies and procedures for handling abusive passengers. It relies on compliance mandates, reporting requirements, definition changes, and delegation of rulemaking. The main policy areas are Transportation, Airlines, Defense, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, Tribal governments and members affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and Aviation operators and passengers affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Aviation operators and passengers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Transportation operators and users affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires defined term In this Act, the term abusive passenger means any individual who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages in behavior that results in— the assessment of a civil penalty for—...
- Provides banned fliers The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall maintain a list of abusive passengers.
- Requires policies and procedures for handling abusive passengers.
- Requires annual report The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland...
- Requires inspector General review Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall review and report to the Committee on Commerce, Science...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires defined term In this Act, the term abusive passenger means any individual who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages in behavior that results in— the assessment of a civil penalty for—, provides banned fliers The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall maintain a list of abusive passengers, and requires policies and procedures for handling abusive passengers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Airlines, Defense, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires defined term In this Act, the term abusive passenger means any individual who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages in behavior that results in— the assessment of a civil penalty for—, provides banned fliers The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall maintain a list of abusive passengers, and requires policies and procedures for handling abusive passengers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Tribal governments and members affected by the bill
- Aviation operators and passengers affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Aviation operators and passengers affected by the bill
- Transportation operators and users affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
- Foreign businesses and cross-border trade participants affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following …
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