AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT

Bills and resolutions

Enact (S. 1447): same-day consideration of rule on conference report (see H. Res. 290), H8247 [15NO]

Conference reports

Provisions (S. 1447), H8262-H8282 [16NO]

Remarks in House

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H8252, H8309-H8315 [16NO]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H8304 [16NO]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft, H8304, H8305 [16NO]

Enact (S. 1447): conference report, H8251, H8252, H8260, H8300-H8315 [16NO], E2127 [19NO], E2146, E2156 [28NO]

———same-day consideration of rule on conference report (H. Res. 290), H10938 [20DE]

Terrorism: tort liability limits for damages relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8302 [16NO]

Remarks in Senate

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S11977 [16NO]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, S11984 [16NO]

———provision of advanced electronic information on passengers and cargo entering the U.S., S11979 [16NO]

———require airlines to honor tickets issued by other airlines and refund tickets for flights canceled or rescheduled due to impact of terrorist hijackings, S11981 [16NO]

———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S11978 [16NO]

———security standards relative to aircraft and airport size, S11976, S11977 [16NO]

Dept. of Transportation: imposition of airline user fees to fund aviation security, S11984 [16NO]

Enact (S. 1447): conference report, S11974, S11985 [16NO], S12069 [28NO]

FAA: strengthen security measures relative to smoke affecting aircraft crews' ability to operate essential instruments, S11981 [16NO]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 1447) (H. Rept. 107-296), H8336 [16NO]

Same-Day Consideration of Rule on Conference Report on S. 1447, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 107-294), H8247 [15NO]

Statements

Conference Report: Executive Office of the President, H8307 [16NO]

Summaries

Conference Report (S. 1447), H8303 [16NO]