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Proposed Federal House Legislation HR156

Legislation Overview

Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should delay implementation of changes to the Prohibited Items List that do not enhance the protection of passengers, and for other purposes.

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Aviation and airports: Congressional oversight: Department of Homeland Security: Transportation safety and security: Transportation and public works

Description: Disapproves of the decision of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to modify the Prohibited Items List, set to take effect on April 25, 2013, that would allow passengers to bring small knives in their carry-on baggage. Calls for TSA to delay implementation of those changes until it conducts a formal engagement process involving all affected stakeholders and has meaningful consultations with affected air travel industry stakeholders, including flight attendants.

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Last Action Date: April 12, 2013

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HE00156:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

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11 sponsors: Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Bachmann, Michele; Bordallo, Madeleine Z.; Brady, Robert A.; DeFazio, Peter A.; Enyart, William; Grimm, Michael G.; Hahn, Janice; Sanchez, Linda T.; Smith, Adam; Veasey, Marc A.

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 12 2013	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Apr 16 2013	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Homeland Security

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill