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S. 1495 (113th)

Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2013

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Introduced

11 September 2013

Last action

11 September 2013 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Edward Markey, Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE], Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

Subjects

Transport, Aviation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Transport · Aviation

Summary

Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 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 commercial aircraft; (2) such barriers on an 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 an aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command.

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Timeline

  1. 11 September 2013

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 September 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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