Protection from Abusive Passengers Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2394.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SWALWELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 57, March 29, 2023, Page H1660):
  Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress). The single subject of this legislation is: Creates a banned fliers list through the Transportation Security Administrative to limit individuals who physically or sexually assault members of in-flight crew.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 29, 2023 ↗

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  391 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2394, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2394

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  681bf49c86f4ece6315ab534057144463091643ccf9fa7dda6a9d5f1b1ea0d9e

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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