Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-911
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-03-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on commercial aircraft.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 911 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 27, 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2019 . 2. Installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on each covered aircraft. (b) Covered aircraft In this section, the term covered aircraft means a commercial passenger aircraft operating under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.