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HR 2906 107th Congress House

Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001

Official title: To direct the Federal Aviation Administration to re-implement the sky marshal program within 30 days, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 21, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sep 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 20, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a sky marshal program that: (1) provides for random deployment of sky marshals on domestic commercial air passenger flights and international flights on U.S. carriers into or out of the United States; (2) provides background and fitness checks for, and appropriate training, supervision, and equipment of, sky marshals; and (3) requires commercial air carriers to provide seating for a sky marshal on any selected air passenger flight without regard to the availability of seats on such flight. Authorizes the Administrator to impose a fee of not more than $1.00 per domestic flight segment to carry out such program.

Prohibits air carriers providing interstate and intrastate air transportation and domestic air carriers and foreign air carriers providing foreign transportation from serving more than two alcoholic beverages to an individual on a scheduled flight segment. Provides for an alternative alcoholic beverage prohibition if a foreign government objects to the maximum two drink limit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Sep 25, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 21, 2001
Vitter, David
· Sep 21, 2001
BALLENGER, CASS
· Sep 20, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2906: Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2906/
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"H.R. 2906: Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2906/.
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H.R. 2906, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2906/.
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