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Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism Act

Introduced: March 4, 2003 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 4, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 4, 2003
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that a flight deck crew member of a cargo aircraft should be armed with a firearm to defend such aircraft against attacks by terrorists that could use the aircraft as a weapon of mass destruction or for other terrorist purposes.

Amends Federal transportation law to authorize the training and arming of flight deck crew members (pilots) of all-cargo air transportation flights to prevent acts of criminal violence or air piracy.

What's happening now March 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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