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HR 2238 111th Congress House

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order regarding secondary cockpit barriers.

Introduced: May 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsDepartment of TransportationTerrorismTransportation safety and security
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May 5, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers to prevent access to the flight deck of a commercial aircraft; (2) with respect to an aircraft that is equipped with a cockpit door, that such barriers remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) with respect to an aircraft that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that such barriers remain locked as determined by the pilot.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2238: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order regarding secondary cockpit barriers.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2238/
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"H.R. 2238: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order regarding secondary cockpit barriers.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2238/.
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H.R. 2238, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2238/.
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