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Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996

Introduced: July 25, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Aug 8, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 25, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 25, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to require the operator of each major airport to use dogs or other appropriate animals in screening passengers and cargo for the purpose of detecting plastic explosives and other materials which may be used in aircraft piracy and which cannot be detected by metal detectors.

Changes from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary of Transportation's authority to make grants for the training and evaluation of dogs for the explosive detection K-9 team training program for detecting explosives at airports and aboard aircraft. Requires the Secretary to extend such program to the largest 50 airports, as determined by the number of passenger enplanements in 1995. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now August 8, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 2, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3896: Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3896/
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"H.R. 3896: Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3896/.
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H.R. 3896, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3896/.
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