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S 311 108th Congress Senate

Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedureAirlinesAirportsAntimissile missiles
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
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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Feb 5, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1989)
Feb 5, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1989)
Feb 5, 2003
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 Latest action February 5, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1989)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations that require all turbojet aircraft of air carriers be equipped with a missile defense system. Requires the Secretary to purchase such defense systems and make them available to all air carriers. Sets forth certain interim security measures to be taken before the deployment of such defense systems.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 580 Identical bill Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 311: Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-311/
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"S. 311: Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-311/.
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S. 311, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-311/.
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