S 1421 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001

Introduced Sep 13, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 13, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 13, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a sky marshal program that: (1) provides for random deployment of sky marshals on domestic commercial air passenger flights and international flights on American carriers into or out of the United States; (2) provides background and fitness checks for, and appropriate training, supervision, and equipment of, sky marshals; and (3) requires commercial air carriers to provide seating for a sky marshal on any selected air passenger flight without regard to the availability of seats on such flight. Authorizes the Administrator to impose a fee of not more than $1.00 per domestic flight segment to carry out such program.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 13, 2001 to Sep 20, 2001, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAArlen SpecterOriginalSep 13, 2001
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalSep 13, 2001
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnSep 14, 2001
R-MTConrad R. BurnsSep 14, 2001
D-NEBen NelsonSep 19, 2001
R-ALJeff SessionsSep 19, 2001
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.Sep 19, 2001
D-LAMary L. LandrieuSep 19, 2001
D-MTMax BaucusSep 19, 2001
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweSep 19, 2001
D-ILRichard J. DurbinSep 19, 2001
R-NHBob SmithSep 20, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 13, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 13, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Sep 13, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9396-9397)

Subjects

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

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