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H.R. 1093: No Knives Act of 2013

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H.R. 1093: No Knives Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-12 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

No Knives Act of 2013

Plain summary

No Knives Act of 2013 - Requires the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to prohibit passengers from carrying aboard a domestic or foreign air carrier passenger aircraft any item that was prohibited from being carried aboard such aircraft on March 1, 2013.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

No Knives Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Paul Tonko (D-NY), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA) and 3 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1093 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113