3.0.0 1608 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z Senate S S 2011-09-22 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-09-22T17:29:44Z Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 112 386 HR 2011-03-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2011-09-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-09-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5894-5895) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2011-09-22 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-09-22 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2011-09-22 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2011-09-22 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-09-22 True Crime and Law Enforcement Aviation and airports Criminal procedure and sentencing Transportation safety and security Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-28T18:35:37Z Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the aiming of the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to five years.

Exempts from such prohibition: (1) individuals conducting research and development or flight test operations for an aircraft manufacturer or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (2) Department of Defense (DOD) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel conducting research, development, operations, testing or training; or (3) an individual using a laser emergency signaling device to send a distress signal.

]]> Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 Display Title Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1608is/xml/BILLS-112s1608is.xml 2011-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.