S 1008
113th Congress
Senate
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: May 22, 2013
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 22, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1