Airline Employee Assault Prevention Act

Bill: 118-hr-4037
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2023-06-12
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Airline Employee Assault Prevention Act </strong></p><p>This bill modifies the requirements for the Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plans that must be submitted by air carriers. </p><p>Specifically, the bill requires that, within 90 days of enactment, commercial air carriers submit an Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plan to  the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for review and acceptance. Currently, air carriers must submit the plan only to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (These plans must include certain protocols for reporting verbal or physical assaults and for the notification of law enforcement.)</p><p>The FAA, in consultation with the TSA, must submit a report to Congress on all of the Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plans submitted by commercial air carriers. The plans must be listed by each air carrier.</p><p>The bill also specifies that current protections against interference with federal, airport, or air carrier employees who have airport security duties include employees performing ticketing, check-in or baggage claim, or boarding functions.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2023 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Garbarino , and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to submissions of certain Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airline Employee Assault Prevention Act . 2. Implementation of employee assault prevention and response plans (a) In general Section 551(a) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 44903 note) is amended by inserting of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration after Administrator . (b) Notice and cure Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, air carriers described in subsection (a) of section 551 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 44903 note) shall comply with the requirements of such subsection with respect to submission to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (c) Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on all the Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plans submitted pursuant to section 551 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 44903 note), to date, listed by each air carrier described in subsection (a) of such section. 3. Clarification regarding passenger service agents Section 46503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting , including employees performing ticketing, check-in or baggage claim, or boarding functions, after air carrier employee .