A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the use of dogs at major airports for the purpose of detecting plastic explosives and other devices which may be used in aircraft piracy and which cannot be detected by metal detectors.

Summary

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the operator of each airport regularly serving an air carrier to use dogs in screening passengers and cargo for the purpose of detecting plastic explosives and other materials which may be used in aircraft piracy and which cannot be detected by metal detectors.

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Timeline

1. 4 February 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 February 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 February 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 February 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.

   Source: Committee

5. 16 March 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB, Justice, State.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 June 1987

   Committee

   Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Justice.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 February 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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