United States · Bill · S
S. 2497 (107th)
A bill to prohibit the opening of cockpit doors in flight.
Introduced
9 May 2002
Last action
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Subjects
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends Federal aviation law to prohibit the opening of the cockpit door of a passenger aircraft while in flight, unless: (1) the cockpit has double doors monitored by remote camera, the first of which (mantrap door) must be locked before the second can be opened; and (2) the flight crew can prevent unlocking of the door to the flight deck.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 May 2002
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 May 2002
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 May 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2497
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2497