To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation.
Latest action · Apr 23, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
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 20, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Safety Administration) to issue regulations ensuring that federal aircraft security standards apply to all foreign aircraft maintenance employees (including requiring a criminal history record check and a review of law enforcement databases), as well as all foreign aircraft repair stations.
Requires the Assistant Secretary, if the regulations are not issued by 60 days after enactment of this Act, to prohibit the use of foreign repair stations, except in an emergency.
Reduces from 18 months to 9 months after enactment of this Act the deadline for a security review and audit of foreign repair stations.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2007 to Dec 11, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 20, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Apr 20, 2007 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Dec 11, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 20, 2007 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
- Apr 20, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 20, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Aircraft
- Airline employees
- Aviation safety
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Identification of criminals
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- Security measures
- Standards
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation workers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2007Introduced in House
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