A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft operated in passenger air transportation, and for other purposes.
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAssault and harassment offensesAviation and airportsBusiness recordsConsumer affairsCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of TransportationEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesRight of privacySex offensesTransportation employeesTransportation safety and security
A bill to improve the response to sexual assault and sexual harassment on board aircraft operated in passenger air transportation, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1605| Senate
| Updated: 7/20/2017
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.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAssault and harassment offensesAviation and airportsBusiness recordsConsumer affairsCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of TransportationEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesRight of privacySex offensesTransportation employeesTransportation safety and security