Enhances Vetting And Oversight Of Workers Cleared For Secure Areas
On a bipartisan voice vote, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday approved S. 2361, the Airport Security Enhancement and Oversight Act, which had been jointly introduced by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Bill Nelson (D-FL), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) the chair and ranking member of the Aviation Subcommittee.