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H.R. 2394 (118th)

Protection from Abusive Passengers Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

29 March 2023

Last action

30 March 2023 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Sponsors

Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Colin Allred, Rep. Molinaro, Marcus J. [R-NY-19], Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15], Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2], Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42], Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

Subjects

Transport, Aviation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Transport · Aviation

Summary

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 for taking any action to interfere with security screening personnel or any security system related to civil aviation security. The bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration or the Department of Justice to provide the identity (including the full name, 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 is prohibited from boarding any commercial aircraft flight until the individual is removed from such list. Additionally, all abusive passengers are permanently ineligible to participate in the TSA PreCheck or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry programs, with specified exceptions.

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Timeline

  1. 29 March 2023

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

    Source: Committee

  2. 29 March 2023

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 March 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 March 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 30 March 2023

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

    Source: Committee

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