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H.R. 2353

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2353, the Safer Skies Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 26, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R) with 51 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and last saw action on Mar 26, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.


Record

Text

H.R. 2353 has 51 co-sponsors.

hb2353/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2353 IH: Safer Skies Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-03-26
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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.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2353 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 A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to update security screening requirements for certain covered air carrier operations.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Safer Skies Act of 2025 .
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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  1. Introduced2025-03-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Mar 26, 2025

hb2353/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/26/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R) sponsors H.R. 2353, and 51 members have co-sponsored it, 33 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2353 went before 2 committees: Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee and Homeland Security.

Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 26, 2025 · 28 Bills
Homeland Security
Homeland Security
Referred To · Mar 26, 2025 · 6 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2353 has taken 3 actions since Mar 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.Homeland Security Committee
Mar 26, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 2353 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2353 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Safer Skies Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Safer Skies Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to update security screening requirements for certain covered air carrier operations. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 12 firms and 55 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2353 in 59 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Homeland Security, Budget/Appropriations, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Trade (domestic/foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Banking.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.Commercial Passenger AirlineDistrict of Columbia421$2M
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESCommercial aviationTexas212$430K
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONVirginia16
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCDistrict of Columbia16
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICADistrict of Columbia16
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION​Union for Pilots of Southwest Airlines.Texas12$100K
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS​Independent pilot labor advocate.Ohio12$80K
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC.District of Columbia12
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATIONTexas12

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 55.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.2026 second_quarter$1.3M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.2025 first_quarter$1.3M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.2025 third_quarter$1.2M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$1.2M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.2025 second_quarter$1.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AIRLINES INCAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.2026 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$479K1st Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$463K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$457K4th Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$435K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$431K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$430K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSOUTHWEST AIRLINES2025 second_quarter$410K2nd Quarter - Report
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSOUTHWEST AIRLINES2025 fourth_quarter$400K4th Quarter - Report
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSOUTHWEST AIRLINES2025 third_quarter$390K3rd Quarter - Report
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSOUTHWEST AIRLINES2026 second_quarter$360K2nd Quarter - Report
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSOUTHWEST AIRLINES2026 first_quarter$320K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESSOUTHWEST AIRLINES2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$266K2nd Quarter - Report
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2353 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2353’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr2353/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2353, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANGWORTHY:H.R. 2353.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H1302]

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