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S. 1447 (107th): Aviation and Transportation Security Act


A bill to improve aviation security, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

Ernest “Fritz” Hollings

Sponsor. Senator for South Carolina. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Nov 19, 2001
Length: 51 pages
Introduced
Sep 21, 2001
107th Congress (2001–2002)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 19, 2001

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 19, 2001.

Law
Pub.L. 107-71
Cosponsors

30 Cosponsors (22 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Source

History

Sep 21, 2001
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Oct 11, 2001
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.

Nov 6, 2001
 
Passed House

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made.

Nov 6, 2001
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment.

Nov 16, 2001
 
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Nov 16, 2001
 
Conference Report Agreed to by House

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

Nov 19, 2001
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

S. 1447 (107th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1447. This is the one from the 107th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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