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, 2013Public Law 113-27
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; 2 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
| I-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 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2013 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2013 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 22, 2013Discharged Aug 2, 2013 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2013Signed by President.
- Aug 9, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-27.
- Aug 6, 2013Presented to President.
- Aug 2, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 2, 2013Mr. Hudson asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H5376-5377)
- Aug 2, 2013Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5376-5377)
- Aug 2, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 1, 2013Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 1, 2013Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6257-6258)
- Aug 1, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 22, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- May 21, 2013Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 21, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2819-2825)
- May 21, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1344.
- May 21, 2013At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 21, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2831-2832)
- May 21, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 166). (text: CR H2819-2820)
- May 21, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 1, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E771 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 19, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7408 | Cedric L. Richmond D-LA, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Dec 3, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5376Text printed H5376Amendments H5376 | Richard Hudson R-NC | Aug 2, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6257Amendments S6245, S6257 | Harry Reid D-NV, Kelly Ayotte R-NH (amendment), Mark L. Pryor D-AR (amendment), Tom Coburn R-OK (amendment) | Aug 1, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2819–H2825Text printed H2819Recorded votes H2831enact | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Doug Collins R-GA, Eric Swalwell D-CA, Scott Perry R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Susan W. Brooks R-IN, Tulsi Gabbard D-HI | May 21, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1827.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-5 | TSA'S EFFORTS TO ADVANCE RISK-BASED SECURITY106 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Mar 14, 2013–Apr 11, 2013 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43123 | Medicare Durable Medical Equipment: The Competitive Bidding Program Archived | Report | Jul 22, 2013 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1848 | In the nature of a substitute. | Mark L. Pryor D-AR | Amendment SA 1848 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
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 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Helping Heroes Fly Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Helping Heroes Fly Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Helping Heroes Fly Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Helping Heroes Fly Act
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
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
