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HR 5321 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Firearms and explosives

Airport Security Act of 2010

Introduced: May 18, 2010 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 27, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
May 18, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
May 18, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 18, 2010
Referred to House Homeland Security
May 18, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airport Security Act of 2010 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish a program to prohibit all but specified authorized individuals from possessing a firearm at a covered airport, including any individual who enters the airport, or exits public transportation at it, for air travel, meeting another individual, picking up cargo, or employment.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to require airport operators to: (1) display conspicuous notices summarizing the program at each airport entrance; and (2) require law enforcement personnel to monitor the airport to prevent violations and escort air travelers who are authorized to carry a firearm.

Prescribes criminal penalties for nonauthorized individuals who knowingly possess a firearm at a covered airport.

What's happening now July 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3366 Related bill Firearm-Free Airport Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5321: Airport Security Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5321/
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"H.R. 5321: Airport Security Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5321/.
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H.R. 5321, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5321/.
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