HR 1746
115th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airports
Firearms and explosives
Transportation safety and security
Airport Security Act of 2017
Introduced: March 28, 2017
Introduced by:
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
Mar 28, 2017
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.
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Airport Security Act of 2017
This bill directs the 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.
The TSA shall require airport operators to:
- display conspicuous notices summarizing the program at each airport entrance, and
- require law enforcement personnel to monitor the airport to prevent violations and escort air travelers who are authorized to carry a firearm.
The bill prescribes criminal penalties for nonauthorized individuals who knowingly possess a firearm at a covered airport.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.