United States · Bill · S
S. 1980 (107th)
A bill to require a training program for all airline personnel responsible for checking passenger identification, and for other purposes.
Introduced
1 March 2002
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Amends Federal Law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and appropriate personnel to develop guidance for training of all airline personnel employed in commercial aviation charged with the responsibility of checking passenger identification. Directs each air carrier to develop and submit to the Administrator a training program in accordance with those guidelines. Requires air carriers to complete within 180 days after the Administrator's approval the training of all airline personnel charged with checking passenger identification. Amends Federal law to direct the Administrator to establish and carry out a program to require the installation and use at airports of appropriate identification verification technologies to assist in the screening of passengers.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 March 2002
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 March 2002
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 March 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1980
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/1980