S.1785: A bill to prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on passenger aircraft.

About This Bill

  • Introduced Sept. 11, 2017
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 11, 2017

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Bill 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.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sept. 11, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sept. 11, 2017

Introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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