US Congress House Bill 5321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-07-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Airport Security Act of 2010 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (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. Directs the Assistant Secretary to require airport operators to: (1) display conspicuous notices summarizing the program at each airport entrance; and (2) require law enforcement personnel to monitor the airport to prevent violations and escort air travelers who are authorized to carry a firearm. Prescribes criminal penalties for nonauthorized individuals who knowingly possess a firearm at a covered airport.

Airport Security Act of 2010

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-26		Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2010-05-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
2010-05-18		Referred to House Judiciary
2010-05-18		Referred to House Homeland Security
2010-05-18		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.

SB3366 (Related) 2010-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5321/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5321/BILLS-111hr5321ih.pdf