S 1785
115th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation safety and security
A bill to prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on passenger aircraft.
Introduced: September 11, 2017
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 11, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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