Helping Heroes Fly Act
Latest action · Aug 9, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2013
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2013
- To the PresidentAug 6, 2013
- Became lawAug 9, 2013
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 1, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, and their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants.
Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for that member or veteran.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Assistant Secretary's authority to require additional screening of such individuals if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that it is necessary.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on implementation of the program.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 166 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed413–0 | May 21, 2013 |
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2013 to May 20, 2013, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Apr 9, 2013 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Apr 15, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Apr 25, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 25, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 26, 2013 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 26, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 26, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | May 14, 2013 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-27.
- Aug 9, 2013Signed by President.
- Aug 6, 2013Presented to President.
- Aug 2, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 2, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1367 | Helping Heroes Fly Act | Related bill | Jul 25, 2013 |
| S 1403 | Helping Heroes Fly Act | Related bill | Jul 31, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 1, 2013Engrossed Amendment Senate
- May 22, 2013Referred in Senate
- May 21, 2013Engrossed in House
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
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