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H.R. 1204: Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014

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H.R. 1204: Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-14 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-238.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 560 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, HR1204 (2014-12-10), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-238. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 9, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish in the TSA an aviation security advisory committee. Requires the Assistant Secretary to consult with the Advisory Committee on aviation security matters. Requires the Advisory Committee to develop, upon the Assistant Secretary's request, recommendations to improve aviation security. Requires the Assistant Secretary to appoint to the Advisory Committee members representing up to 34 member organizations, including air carriers, all-cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, labor organizations representing air carrier employees as well as those representing transportation security officers, aircraft manufacturers, airport operators, airport construction and maintenance contractors as well as labor organizations representing them, general aviation, privacy organizations, the travel industry, airport-based businesses, businesses that conduct security operations at airports, aeronautical repair stations, passenger advocacy groups, the aviation security technology industry (including screening technology and biometrics), victims of terrorist acts against aviation, and law enforcement and security experts. Establishes within the Advisory Committee: (1) an air cargo security subcommittee; (2) a general aviation subcommittee; (3) an airport perimeter security and access control subcommittee; and (4) a security technology subcommittee. Requires all subcommittees to consider risk-based security approaches in the performance of their functions with respect to transportation security.

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Official text

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · 8 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

William R. Keating (D-MA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] reported raising $928,245 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1204 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113