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Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996

Introduced: July 26, 1996 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Aug 8, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 26, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 26, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to set minimum standards for the mandatory installation and use by commercial and foreign air carriers of explosive detection equipment and explosive resistant cargo containers.

Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize the Administrator to make grants to air carriers to install such equipment.

What's happening now August 8, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3909: Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3909/
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"H.R. 3909: Aviation Antiterrorism Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3909/.
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H.R. 3909, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3909/.
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