Stop Trafficking on Planes (STOP) Act of 2016

Summary

Stop Trafficking on Planes (STOP) Act of 2016 This bill requires each air carrier providing passenger air transportation to train flight attendants and pilots who are employees or contractors of the carrier to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties. Such training shall cover: (1) common indicators of human trafficking, and (2) best practices for reporting suspected human trafficking to law enforcement officers. An air carrier may provide such training using modules and materials developed by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the training modules and associated materials of the Blue Lightning Initiative of the DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection and subsequent modules and materials developed and recommended by such Departments with respect to combating human trafficking. The Federal Aviation Administration shall report recommendations for improving the identification and reporting of human trafficking by air carrier personnel while protecting the civil liberties of passengers. The bill grants immunity to an air carrier for reporting any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation relating to human trafficking.

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Timeline

1. 3 March 2016

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 March 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 3 March 2016 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

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