United States · Bill · S
S. 1485 (112th)
Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2011
Introduced
2 August 2011
Last action
2 August 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5260)
Sponsors
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Subjects
Defence, Aviation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to aviation smuggling to extend its coverage of aircraft to ultralight vehicles, as defined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Subjects attempting or conspiring to commit aviation smuggling to specified criminal penalties. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering of the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify DOD equipment and technology that could also be used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to detect and track the illicit use of ultralight aircraft near the international border between the United States and Mexico.
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Timeline
2 August 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5260)
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5260, S5260-5261)
Source: IntroReferral
2 August 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2011 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Border Security Enforcement Act of 2011
- related to → Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012
- related to → Border Security Enforcement Act of 2011
- related to ← Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2011
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1485
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1485
- us · 112-s-1485 · source updated 14 August 2025