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Securing Cabin Baggage Act

Introduced: June 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to House Homeland Security
Jun 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Cabin Baggage Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) (TSA), to issue regulations to limit: (1) the size of baggage and personal items carried on board a passenger aircraft; and (2) a passenger to only one carry-on bag and one personal item.

Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modify certain federal regulations regarding carry-on baggage to require air carrier carry-on baggage programs to limit each passenger boarding an aircraft to one piece of carry-on baggage and one personal item. Authorizes air carriers to establish smaller size limitations for such items. Specifies items and persons to be excluded from TSA and FAA carry-on baggage limitations, including cockpit and cabin crew in uniform.

Requires the TSA and FAA to notify passengers via their websites of federal carry-on baggage and personal item limitations.

Requires the TSA to: (1) to install a template with a maximum depth and width to prevent the conveyor belt passage at each checkpoint of carry-on baggage or personal items that exceed federal size limitations; and (2) require passengers with carry-on baggage or personal items that exceed such limitations to check them in.

What's happening now June 17, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 29, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2870: Securing Cabin Baggage Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2870/
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"H.R. 2870: Securing Cabin Baggage Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2870/.
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H.R. 2870, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2870/.
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