Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act
Latest action · May 22, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing any change to the prohibited items list of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that would permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, or on board passenger aircraft.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2013 to Sep 8, 2014, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 22, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 22, 2013 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | May 22, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 22, 2013 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Feb 27, 2014 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Mar 5, 2014 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Sep 8, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 22, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4368 | Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act | Identical bill | Apr 7, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2013Introduced in Senate
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