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HR 2602 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Human trafficking Transportation employees

Secure our Skies Act of 2017

Introduced: May 23, 2017 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 23, 2017
Introduced in House
May 23, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure our Skies Act of 2017

This bill requires each air carrier providing passenger air transportation to provide flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers who are employees or contractors of the carrier with training to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties. Such training shall cover: (1) common indicators of human trafficking, and (2) best practices for reporting suspected trafficking to law enforcement officers.

To assist in such training, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation shall provide information, including the Blue Campaign training module, for use by air carriers.

The Federal Aviation Administration shall report recommendations for improving the identification and reporting of human trafficking by air carrier personnel while protecting the civil liberties of passengers.

The bill grants immunity to an air carrier for reporting any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation relating to human trafficking.

What's happening now June 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2602: Secure our Skies Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2602/
MLA
"H.R. 2602: Secure our Skies Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2602/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2602, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2602/.
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[H.R. 2602: Secure our Skies Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2602/)
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