Partners for Aviation Security Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2015 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 16, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Partners for Aviation Security Act
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration to consult with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee regarding modifications to the prohibited item list before issuing a determination about them.
The prohibited item list is a list of items passengers are prohibited from carrying as accessible property or on their persons through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile airport areas, and on board passenger aircraft.
(Sec. 3) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall report to its Transportation Security Oversight Board and specified congressional committees general information on how often the Board has met, its current composition, and what activities it has undertaken, consistent with its duties. DHS may include in the report recommendations for changes to Board requirements.
(Sec. 4) Committee member term requirements are revised to allow an expiring member's term to continue until a successor member begins serving on the Committee.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2015 to Oct 1, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Oct 1, 2015 |
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 Jul 21, 2015Markup Sep 30, 2015Reported Nov 2, 2015 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Jul 22, 2015Markup Jul 23, 2015Reported Jul 23, 2015 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2015 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Nov 16, 2015Mr. Carter (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 16, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8170-8171)
- Nov 16, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3144.
- Nov 16, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8170)
- Nov 16, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 2, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-320.
- Nov 2, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 243.
- Sep 30, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 30, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 23, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jul 22, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Jul 21, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8170, H8171Text printed H8170 | Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA | Nov 16, 2015 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 16, 2015H.R. 3144, Partners for Aviation Security ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 30, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 114, July 21, 2015, page H5331.
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. 114-30 | AVIATION SECURITY CHALLENGES: IS TSA READY FOR THE THREATS OF TODAY?49 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jul 29, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6381 | DHS Reform and Improvement Act | Related bill | Dec 16, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee regarding modifications to the prohibited item list, require a report on the Transportation Security Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Partners for Aviation Security Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Partners for Aviation Security Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Partners for Aviation Security Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2015Engrossed in House
- Nov 2, 2015Reported in House
- Jul 21, 2015Introduced 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.
