United States · Bill · S
S. 911 (115th)
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017
Introduced
7 April 2017
Last action
7 April 2017 · 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], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Subjects
Transport, Aviation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration 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 covered aircraft; (2) such barriers on the 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 the aircraft without a cockpit door to remain locked as determined by the pilot in command. "Covered aircraft" is defined as a commercial aircraft: (1) equipped with more than 75 passenger seats, and (2) with a maximum gross takeoff weight of more than 75,000 pounds.
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Timeline
7 April 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
7 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2017
- related to ← Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/911
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/911
- us · 115-s-911 · source updated 5 December 2025