# 114-hr-4430: Secure our Skies Act of 2016

114-hr-4430, Secure our Skies Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4430
- Congress: 114
- Title: Secure our Skies Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2016-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Secure our Skies Act of 2016 This bill requires each air carrier providing passenger air transportation to provide flight attendants, pilots, and dispatchers who are employees or contractors of the carrier with training to combat human trafficking in the course of carrying out their duties. Such training shall cover: (1) common indicators of human trafficking, and (2) best practices for reporting suspected trafficking to law enforcement officers. To assist in such training, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation shall provide information, including the Blue Campaign training module, for use by air carriers. The Federal Aviation Administration shall report recommendations for improving the identification and reporting of human trafficking by air carrier personnel while protecting the civil liberties of passengers. The bill grants immunity to an air carrier for reporting any suspicious transaction relevant to a possible violation of law or regulation relating to human trafficking.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4430 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4430)

## Related
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- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
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