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Protection from Abusive Passengers Act

Introduced: April 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Apr 6, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Apr 6, 2022
Introduced in House
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Protection from Abusive Passengers Act

This bill addresses the banning of abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights. Abusive passenger is defined as any individual who engages in behavior that results in a civil penalty or conviction for assaulting, threatening, or intimidating a crew member or passenger on an aircraft flight, or who takes any action to interfere with security screening personnel or any security system related to civil aviation security.

It requires the Federal Aviation Administration or the Attorney General to provide the identity, including the full name and date of birth, and gender of all abusive passengers to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

The TSA must maintain a list of abusive passengers and develop and make publicly available policies and procedures for handling individuals included on the list. Any individual on the list shall be prohibited from boarding any commercial aircraft flight until the individual is removed from such list.

Additionally, all abusive passengers shall be permanently ineligible to participate in the TSA PreCheck or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry programs, with specified exceptions.

What's happening now April 7, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 16 Republican 2
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 17, 2022
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 10, 2022
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Oct 7, 2022
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 13, 2022
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 18, 2022
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 12, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jul 12, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 1, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 22, 2022
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 7, 2022
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Garamendi, John
California · Jun 3, 2022
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 11, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 10, 2022
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 14, 2022
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Apr 14, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 14, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 6, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7433: Protection from Abusive Passengers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7433/
MLA
"H.R. 7433: Protection from Abusive Passengers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7433/.
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H.R. 7433, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7433/.
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