S. 2235: Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012
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S. 2235: Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-03-26 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-03-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012
Plain summary
Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012 - Prohibits an air carrier or airport operator from establishing an expedited line for a specific category of passengers to be screened at an airport checkpoint before entering the airport's sterile area. Exempts from the prohibition the establishment or operation of an expedited: (1) airport screening checkpoint line for disabled passengers; or (2) security screening program by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or any other federal, state, or local government agency.
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Official text
Air Passenger Fairness Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · 1 cosponsors
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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2235.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2235 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112