Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-911
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-09
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: 2023-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 20</strong><b>23</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on commercial passenger aircraft.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2023 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Carson , Mr. Kean of New Jersey , and Mr. Lynch ) 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 issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2023 . 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.