3.0.0 4737 2023-01-11T13:39:03Z 2023-01-11T13:39:03Z House HR 2018-01-08 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:H.R. 4737.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H18]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-29T16:20:24Z Referred to 2018-01-08T19:00:25Z 2018-01-29 hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security. Committee 2018-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2018-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-01-08 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2018-01-08 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2018-01-08 True F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] Lois Frankel D FL 21 2018-01-08 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2018-01-08 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2018-01-08 True C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2018-01-10 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2018-02-13 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2018-03-22 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2018-06-05 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2018-06-05 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2018-06-27 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2018-07-13 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Consumer affairs Crime victims Department of Transportation Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Telephone and wireless communication Terrorism Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2018-01-08 Introduced in House 2018-07-26T15:38:05Z Airport Advanced Logistics, Emergency Response, and Training Act or the Airport ALERT Act

This bill requires airport air transportation security programs to include:

  • training focused on active violence response, crowd management, mass evacuation, event recovery, and unified command, that is coordinated with security stakeholders, including all Transportation Security Administration employees at the airport;
  • security and emergency preparedness training for all airport employees;
  • a mass evacuation plan;
  • a risk communications plan;
  • a continuity of operations plan; and
  • a family assistance and customer care plan.

For a category X airport (a large airport that requires the highest level of security to address terrorist threats), such programs shall also include an integrated and unified operations center responsible for overseeing and directing security operations for the entire airport that is based on a formalized concept of operations and that provides direction and resources through a unified command structure. For smaller category I through IV airports, such programs shall include a formalized concept of operations and a unified command structure through which direction and resources are provided.

]]> Airport ALERT Act Display Title Airport ALERT Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the air transportation security programs established by airport operators to contain certain elements. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Airport ALERT Act Short Titles as Introduced Airport Advanced Logistics, Emergency Response, and Training Act Introduced in House 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4737ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4737ih.xml 2018-01-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security. 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.