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HR 1049 108th Congress House

Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism Act

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2003 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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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
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 Latest action March 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 20, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 9, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 29, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Mar 18, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1049: Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1049/
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"H.R. 1049: Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1049/.
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H.R. 1049, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1049/.
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