A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a criminal penalty for placing, attempting to place, or attempting to have placed a loaded firearm aboard an aircraft.

Introduced

3 April 1979

Last action

3 April 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Sponsors

Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Nedzi, Lucien N. [D-MI-14], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Mikva, Abner J. [D-IL-10], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Stack, Edward J. [D-FL-12], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Del. Evans, Melvin H. [R-VI-At Large], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2]

Subjects

Aviation

Source updated

7 February 2024