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HR 3735 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of Homeland Security Transportation safety and security

No Knives on Planes Act of 2017

Introduced: September 11, 2017 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 19, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
Sep 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Sep 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Knives on Planes Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from implementing any change to the prohibited items list of the Transportation Security Administration that would permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, or onboard passenger aircraft.

What's happening now September 19, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1785 Related bill A bill to prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on passenger aircraft.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 11, 2017
Donovan, Daniel
· Sep 11, 2017
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 11, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3735: No Knives on Planes Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3735/
MLA
"H.R. 3735: No Knives on Planes Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3735/.
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H.R. 3735, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3735/.
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