Guaranteeing Airport Physical Screening Standards Act of 2004
Latest action · Oct 8, 2004 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 8, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guaranteeing Airport Physical Screening Standards Act of 2004 - Amends Federal transportation law to set a deadline of 120 days after enactment of this Act for the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security to require screening or inspection of all individuals, goods, property, vehicles, and other equipment before entry into a secured area of a U.S. airport.
Requires such screening requirements to include at a minimum physical screening for metal objects.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require random screenings and inspections until such deadline.
Authorizes the Secretary to hire additional passenger and baggage screeners to ensure aviation security.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2004Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a deadline for the screening of all individuals, goods, property, vehicles, and other equipment entering a secure area of an airport, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Guaranteeing Airport Physical Screening Standards Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Air cargo
- Airline employees
- Airline passenger traffic
- Airports
- Aviation safety
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- EBB Terrorism
- Federal employees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Infrastructure
- Labor and Employment
- Motor vehicles
- Recruiting of employees
- Security measures
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation workers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2004Introduced in House
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