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HR 6856 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Transportation safety and security

Securing Air Travel Act

Introduced: February 28, 2022 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 14, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461.
Dec 14, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-641.
Mar 2, 2022
Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged.
Mar 2, 2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
Mar 2, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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Securing Air Travel Act

This bill addresses penalties for, and other matters pertaining to, carrying firearms beyond airport security checkpoints or on aircraft.

Specifically, the bill establishes minimum civil monetary penalties for repeat or egregious violations of prohibitions against carrying unauthorized firearms at airports or on aircraft. It also makes individuals who violate the prohibitions ineligible for programs that expedite security screenings at airports.

Additionally, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must display signage and carry out a campaign to inform travelers of the prohibitions and of the penalties for violating them.

The bill also requires the TSA and the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress about the bill's implementation and related issues.

What's happening now December 14, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6856: Securing Air Travel Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6856/
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"H.R. 6856: Securing Air Travel Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6856/.
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H.R. 6856, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6856/.
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