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H.R. 5732 · 101st Congress · enacted

Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990

Became Public Law No: 101-604.

Latest official action 1990-11-16 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I: Aviation Security - Amends Federal law to establish in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation the position of Director of Intelligence and Security for the development of transportation security. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to report annually to the Congress on transportation security. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (Administrator) to report annually (currently, semiannually) to the Congress on the effectiveness of screening procedures for passengers boarding aircraft. Establishes in the FAA an Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security. Requires the Assistant Administrator to review and develop measures to strengthen air transportation security, including: (1) controls over checked baggage in air transportation; (2) control over individuals with access to aircraft; (3) testing of security systems; (4) use of modern x-ray equipment; and (5) preflight screening of passengers. Directs the Administrator to establish the position of: (1) Federal Security Manager for each U.S. airport that needs one; and (2) Foreign Security Liaison officer for each such airport outside of the United States. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations that subject to employment investigation, including criminal history re…

Congressional Research Service · 1990-10-23

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

46 of 46 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,994
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$6,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$5,000
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$5,000
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$4,000
DISTRICT NO. 1-PCD, MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOC. - POLITICAL ACTION FUND (MEBA-PAF)$3,999
MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND$3,607
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$3,500
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC$3,500
RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC$3,500
SMART TD PAC$3,500
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$3,000
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE FEDERAL PAC$3,000
NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND$3,000
S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENWORTH PAC)$2,500
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$2,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$2,500
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC$2,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$2,500

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

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