HR 3101 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Aviation Security Technology Enhancement Act

Introduced Oct 11, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Jim Matheson D-UT

Latest action · Oct 29, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedOct 11, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Aviation Security Technology Enhancement Act - Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop certain standards and measures for aviation security technologies. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry out a pilot program to test and evaluate new and emerging technologies designed to: (1) control access of air carrier employees, airport employees, and other personnel to closed and secure airport areas; (2) enhance identification and authentication systems for air passenger check-in, baggage control, and access to an aircraft; and (3) identify suspected terrorists through the use of biometrics or other means. Directs the Administrator to carry out a program to establish a biometric database with images of suspected terrorists and incorporate its use into the air passenger screening system of the FAA.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 11, 2001 to Nov 30, 2001; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Michael M. Honda	Original	Oct 11, 2001
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff		Oct 12, 2001
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Oct 12, 2001
D-CO	Mark Udall		Oct 12, 2001
D-AR	Mike Ross		Oct 12, 2001
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Oct 12, 2001
D-KS	Dennis Moore		Nov 1, 2001
D-GU	Robert A. Underwood		Nov 1, 2001
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Nov 8, 2001
D-MN	Betty McCollum		Nov 8, 2001
D-NC	Bob Etheridge		Nov 8, 2001
D-CA	Joe Baca		Nov 8, 2001
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Nov 8, 2001
D-NY	Steve Israel		Nov 8, 2001
D-OK	Brad Carson		Nov 16, 2001
D-CA	Brad Sherman		Nov 16, 2001
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Nov 16, 2001
D-VA	James P. Moran		Nov 16, 2001
D-MD	Steny H. Hoyer		Nov 30, 2001

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Science, Space, and Technology Committee	Referred Oct 11, 2001
	Technology Subcommittee	Referred Oct 29, 2001
	Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee	Referred Oct 29, 2001
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Oct 11, 2001
	Aviation Subcommittee	Referred Oct 12, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 29, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Oct 29, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Oct 12, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct 11, 2001Introduced in House
Oct 11, 2001Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 107-1113	FUTURE OF AIRPORT SECURITY64 pages	Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee	Nov 5, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ensure the development of standards and measures for effective aviation security technologies, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry out a pilot program to test and evaluate new and emerging aviation security technologies, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Aviation Security Technology Enhancement Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 11, 2001Introduced in House

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