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Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017

Introduced: April 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order to require: (1) the installation of secondary barriers, other than the cockpit door, to prevent access to the flight deck of each covered aircraft; (2) such barriers on the aircraft with a cockpit door to remain locked while the aircraft is in flight and the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the passenger area is open; and (3) such barriers on the aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command.

"Covered aircraft" is defined as a commercial aircraft: (1) equipped with more than 75 passenger seats, and (2) with a maximum gross takeoff weight of more than 75,000 pounds.

What's happening now April 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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  • HR 911 Identical bill Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-911/
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"S. 911: Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-911/.
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S. 911, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-911/.
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