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Aviation Biometric Badge Act

Introduced: January 7, 2003 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.
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Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Aviation Biometric Badge Act - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security to require by regulation that each security screener (or employee who has unescorted access, or may permit other individuals to have unescorted access, to an aircraft or a secured area of the airport) be issued a biometric security badge that identifies a person by fingerprint or retinal recognition.
What's happening now January 8, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 27, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 115: Aviation Biometric Badge Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-115/
MLA
"H.R. 115: Aviation Biometric Badge Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-115/.
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H.R. 115, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-115/.
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[H.R. 115: Aviation Biometric Badge Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-115/)
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