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HR 4373 109th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Air cargo Airline passenger traffic Aviation safety Department of Homeland Security Government Operations and Politics Law Standards

Safe Skies Cargo Inspection Act

Introduced: November 17, 2005 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Nov 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Nov 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Nov 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Skies Cargo Inspection Act - Amends federal transportation law to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a system to inspect all cargo transported on passenger aircraft operated by a domestic or foreign air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation.

What's happening now November 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4373: Safe Skies Cargo Inspection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4373/
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"H.R. 4373: Safe Skies Cargo Inspection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4373/.
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H.R. 4373, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4373/.
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