Protecting Airline Passengers from Sexual Assaults Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4295
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-03-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Crimes against women

Criminal justice information and records

Sex offenses

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Protecting Airline Passengers from Sexual Assaults Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a program to collect and maintain data on the number of sexual assaults that occur on domestic air passenger flights.</p> <p>Requires the FAA Administrator to make such data available to the public on the FAA website.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4295 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2014 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to collect and maintain data on the number of sexual assaults that occur on aircraft during flights in passenger air transportation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Airline Passengers from Sexual Assaults Act of 2014 . 2. Sexual assault data (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a program to collect and maintain data on the number of sexual assaults that occur on aircraft during flights in passenger air transportation. (b) Data availability The Administrator shall make available to the public on the primary Internet Web site of the Federal Aviation Administration the data maintained under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Air transportation The term air transportation has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, and includes intrastate air transportation. (2) Aircraft The term aircraft has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code. (3) Intrastate air transportation The term intrastate air transportation has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a)(27) of title 49, United States Code.