To limit the authority of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security to prohibit a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion of the individual in a watchlist, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-248House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 2, 2017

Summary

No Fly for Terrorists Act This bill amends federal transportation provisions and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to prohibit Department of Homeland Security personnel from prohibiting a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding a flight or a cruise ship as a passenger based on his or her inclusion on any no fly list, no transport list, automatic selectee list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the government unless the individual has been convicted of a federal crime of terrorism.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.

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