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HR 4368 113th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of Homeland Security Transportation safety and security

Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act

Introduced: April 2, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
Apr 2, 2014
Introduced in House
Apr 2, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from implementing any change to the prohibited items list of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that would permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, or on board passenger aircraft.

What's happening now April 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1008 Identical bill Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 2, 2014
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 2, 2014
Lipinski, Daniel
· Apr 2, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4368: Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4368/
MLA
"H.R. 4368: Keep Knives Out of Our Skies Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4368/.
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H.R. 4368, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4368/.
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