3.0.0 1605 2023-01-11T13:37:04Z 2023-01-11T13:37:04Z Senate S 2017-07-20 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-20T19:18:50Z 2017-07-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-07-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2017-07-20 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2017-07-20 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-07-20 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-07-20 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-07-20 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-07-20 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Assault and harassment offenses Aviation and airports Business records Consumer affairs Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal justice information and records Department of Transportation Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Right of privacy Sex offenses Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-07-20 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-23T21:32:11Z Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017

This bill requires air carriers and foreign air carriers to provide initial and recurrent training for certain flight personnel who are employees or contractors about responding to sexual assault and sexual harassment of passengers, employees, and contractors onboard aircraft.

The Department of Transportation must establish a National In-Flight Sexual Assault Task Force, whose duties shall include, with respect to sexual assault and sexual harassment onboard aircraft, reviewing the practices and protocols of air carriers and making recommendations about best practices and minimum standards for training and a streamlined process for reporting incidents.

]]> Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017' Display Title Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017' Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft operated in passenger air transportation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Stopping Assault while Flying Enforcement Act of 2017' Introduced in Senate 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1605is/xml/BILLS-115s1605is.xml 2017-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.