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Flight School Security Act of 2012

Introduced: August 2, 2012 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 25, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
Jul 19, 2012
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Flight School Security Act of 2012 - Revises federal flight training requirements authorizing a flight instructor, pilot school, or aviation training center to provide training in the operation of certain aircraft to an alien or any other individual specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS).

Prescribes the additional requirement that such training may occur only upon receipt of information from the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) that: (1) the individual has been checked against the terrorist watchlist, and (2) the Assistant Secretary has determined that individual is a non-threat to aviation.

What's happening now July 25, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Oct 9, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· Oct 9, 2012
LOWEY, NITA
· Sep 21, 2012
Higgins, Brian
· Sep 19, 2012
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Aug 2, 2012
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 26, 2012
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 26, 2012
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jul 26, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2012
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2012
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Jul 26, 2012
Richardson, Laura
· Jul 26, 2012
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2012
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 19, 2012
Richmond, Cedric
· Jul 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6159: Flight School Security Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6159/
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"H.R. 6159: Flight School Security Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6159/.
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H.R. 6159, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6159/.
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