US Congress House Bill 1746 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Airport Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the 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. The TSA shall require airport operators to: display conspicuous notices summarizing the program at each airport entrance, and require law enforcement personnel to monitor the airport to prevent violations and escort air travelers who are authorized to carry a firearm. The bill prescribes criminal penalties for nonauthorized individuals who knowingly possess a firearm at a covered airport.

Airport Security Act of 2017

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-04-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
2017-03-28	House	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.
2017-03-28	House	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.
2017-03-28	House	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.
2017-03-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1746/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1746/BILLS-115hr1746ih.pdf