Flight School Security Act of 2012
Latest action · Jul 25, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Flight School Security Act of 2012 - Revises federal flight training requirements authorizing a flight instructor, pilot school, or aviation training center to provide training in the operation of certain aircraft to an alien or any other individual specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS).
Prescribes the additional requirement that such training may occur only upon receipt of information from the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) that: (1) the individual has been checked against the terrorist watchlist, and (2) the Assistant Secretary has determined that individual is a non-threat to aviation.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2012 to Oct 9, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jul 19, 2012 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 19, 2012 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 19, 2012 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen C. Hochul | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 19, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Sep 19, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 9, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 9, 2012 |
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 Jul 19, 2012 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Jul 19, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5078.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-114 | ELEVEN YEARS AFTER 9/11 CAN TSA EVOLVE TO MEET THE NEXT TERRORIST THREAT?70 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Sep 11, 2012 |
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 require that individuals seeking training in the operation of certain aircraft be checked against the terrorist watchlist to ensure that such individuals are non-threats to aviation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Flight School Security Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
