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Protection from Abusive Passengers Act
12/29/2022, 11:03 PM
Summary of Bill HR 7433
The bill outlines specific actions that would be considered abusive, including physical assault, threats of violence, and verbal harassment. It also establishes penalties for individuals who engage in such behavior, including fines and potential criminal charges.
Additionally, the bill requires airlines to develop and implement policies and procedures for addressing abusive passenger behavior. This includes training for airline employees on how to de-escalate situations and respond to incidents of abuse. Overall, the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act aims to create a safer and more respectful environment for airline employees and passengers alike. It seeks to hold individuals accountable for their actions and ensure that appropriate measures are in place to prevent and address abusive behavior in the airline industry.
Congressional Summary of HR 7433
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.
