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S. 1326 (99th)

Air Passenger Security Act of 1985

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Introduced

19 June 1985

Last action

27 June 1985 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee on Aviation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-290.

Sponsors

Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

29 August 2025

Transport

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Summary

Air Passenger Security Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency to employ United States Air Marshals to serve as unidentified armed passengers on unsecure foreign flights (a public charter passenger flight of a United States civil aircraft departing from a foreign airport not included on a certain list of secure foreign airports). Specifies the law enforcement duties of such Air Marshals. Requires the Administrator to continually review foreign airport security programs and to publish in the Federal Register those airports which the Administrator has determined to have an effective security program. Requires the President to take action as if he had determined a foreign nation was acting in a manner inconsistent with the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft whenever a foreign nation impedes United States Air Marshals from fulfilling their functions as unidentified armed passengers. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

  1. 19 June 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 June 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 June 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Aviation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-290.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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