Airport Screener Technology Improvement Act of 2005
Latest action · May 9, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Airport Screener Technology Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends Federal transportation law to increase for FY 2006 and 2007 the amount of security service fees (passenger fees) that are collected from passengers of air carriers and foreign air carriers in air transportation and intrastate air transportation and deposited into the Aviation Security Capital Fund. Increases amounts made available from such Fund for FY 2006 and 2007 for discretionary grants (with priority given to fulfill obligations under letters of intent to airport sponsors for airport security improvement projects).
Establishes the Checkpoint Screening Security Fund in the Department of Homeland Security. Makes a specified amount from the Aviation Security Capital Fund available for deposit into the Checkpoint Screening Security Fund. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a passenger fee and deposit amounts collected into such Fund.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 26, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Apr 26, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2005 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2005 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2005 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
- Apr 27, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Apr 26, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E768-769)
- Apr 26, 2005Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E784 | Jerry F. Costello D-IL | Apr 27, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E768 | James L. Oberstar D-MN | Apr 26, 2005 |
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 make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund, to establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Airport Screener Technology Improvement Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2005Introduced in House
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