H.R. 81: FAMS Augmentation Act of 2015
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H.R. 81: FAMS Augmentation Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
FAMS Augmentation Act of 2015
Plain summary
FAMS Augmentation Act of 2015 Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration to increase the number of federal air marshals by at least an additional 1,750 above the number of such marshals as of January 31, 2011, to ensure increased transportation security for inbound international flights. Declares the goal of this Act is to increase the number of inbound flights with federal marshals onboard while maintaining federal marshal presence on domestic point-to-point flights at or above December 25, 2009, levels. Directs the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to establish a policy requiring newly hired federal air marshals to complete as part of their basic training the criminal investigative training program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Requires federal air marshals hired before enactment of this Act who have not completed such program to attend an alternative training program. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish in FAMS an Office of the Ombudsman.
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FAMS Augmentation Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr81.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr81 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114