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HR 4448 113th Congress House

Safe Skies Act of 2014

Official title: To direct the President to suspend assistance to foreign countries that fail to use INTERPOL's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database for purposes of determ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the President to suspend assistance to foreign countries that fail to use INTERPOL's Stolen and Lost Travel Documents database for purposes of determining accuracy of passports of prospective passengers on commercial flights.

Introduced: April 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 10, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Skies Act of 2014 - Directs the President to: (1) report annually to Congress identifying each foreign country that does not use the Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to determine the passport accuracy of prospective passengers on commercial flights, and (2) suspend assistance for a fiscal year to an identified foreign country.

Authorizes the President to waive such limitation in whole or in part with respect to a foreign country if: (1) the President certifies to Congress that it is in U.S. national security interests to do so, and (2) such determination is approved by an Act of Congress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Burgess, Michael
· Apr 10, 2014
Denham, Jeff
· Apr 10, 2014
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 10, 2014
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Apr 10, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 10, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4448: Safe Skies Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4448/
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"H.R. 4448: Safe Skies Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4448/.
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H.R. 4448, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4448/.
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