(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Declares the sense of Congress that members of a flight deck crew of a cargo aircraft should be armed with a firearm and taser to defend the cargo aircraft against an attack by terrorists that could result in the aircraft's use as a weapon of mass destruction or for other terrorist purposes.
Amends Federal transportation law to expand the Federal flight deck officer program (providing for the arming of pilots of passenger aircraft) to include pilots of cargo aircraft.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14378; text as passed Senate: S14378)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14378; text as passed Senate: S14378)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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