Airport Security Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 9, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedNov 14, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Airport Security Act of 2013 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish a program to prohibit all but specified authorized individuals from possessing a firearm at a covered airport, including any individual who enters the airport, or exits public transportation at it, for air travel, meeting another individual, picking up cargo, or employment.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to require airport operators to: (1) display conspicuous notices summarizing the program at each airport entrance, and (2) require law enforcement personnel to monitor the airport to prevent violations and escort air travelers who are authorized to carry a firearm.
Prescribes criminal penalties for nonauthorized individuals who knowingly possess a firearm at a covered airport.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 14, 2013 to Jan 7, 2014; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 14, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Nov 19, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jan 7, 2014 |
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 Nov 14, 2013 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Nov 20, 2013 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 14, 2013 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 9, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Nov 20, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Nov 14, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 14, 2013Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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 H7253.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Airport Security Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2013Introduced in House
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