US Congress Senate Bill 1608 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the aiming of the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to five years. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) individuals conducting research and development or flight test operations for an aircraft manufacturer or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (2) Department of Defense (DOD) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel conducting research, development, operations, testing or training; or (3) an individual using a laser emergency signaling device to send a distress signal.

Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2011

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-09-22	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5894-5895)

HB386 (Related) 2011-03-01 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1608/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1608/BILLS-112s1608is.pdf