Official Summaries

Safer Skies Act of 2025

This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require that certain small public charter air carrier operations comply with the Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program (AOSSP).

As background, the TSA has different types of security programs based on the nature of the air carrier’s operations. Currently, the AOSSP requirements apply to all scheduled passenger service with a seating capacity of 61 or more seats that operate into or out of a TSA-controlled sterile area.

The TSA also has other security programs that have less stringent security requirements than the AOSSP. These programs are designed for different types of aircraft operators, including operations under Part 135 (e.g., scheduled commuter flights in smaller aircraft) and Part 380 (e.g., public charter flights) of the Department of Transportation’s regulations.

This bill applies the AOSSP requirements to air carriers operating under Part 135 and Part 380 that (1) operate scheduled public charter service, (2) operate airplanes configured with 10 or more passenger seats, and (3) do not enplane or deplane in a TSA-managed checkpoint.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2353 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2353

      To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
 Administration to update security screening requirements for certain 
                    covered air carrier operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2025

 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Bacon, Mrs. 
   Bice, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bresnahan, Ms. Craig, Mr. Davis of North 
Carolina, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. 
 Goldman of Texas, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Kean, Mr. LaLota, Mr. 
   Lawler, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Mann, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Valadao, 
   Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Wittman) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
      To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
 Administration to update security screening requirements for certain 
                    covered air carrier operations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Skies Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING SECURITY SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COVERED 
              AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 360 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, all covered air carrier operations shall be 
subject to section 1544.101(a) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulation) (commonly known as the ``Aircraft Operator 
Standard Security Program'').
    (b) Requirements.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall revise any rules, guidance, or policies of such 
Administration to comply with the requirements in this section.
    (c) Covered Air Carrier Operations Defined.--The term ``covered air 
carrier operations'' means air carrier operations that--
            (1) operate under parts 135 and 380 of title 14, Code of 
        Federal Regulations;
            (2) conduct common carriage passenger-carrying operations 
        for compensation or hire for which the certificate holder or a 
        representative of such certificate holder--
                    (A) offers individual seats in advance; and
                    (B) provides publicly available schedules that 
                include the departure location, departure time, and 
                arrival location of operations;
            (3) operate airplanes with a passenger-seat configuration 
        of more than nine seats; and
            (4) do not enplane or deplane in a checkpoint managed by 
        the Transportation Security Administration.
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