Securing Expedited Screening Act
Latest action · Jul 28, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Expedited Screening Act
(Sec. 3) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security shall, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, limit access to expedited airport security screening at airport security checkpoints to only a passenger who:
- voluntarily submits biographic and biometric information for a security risk assessment and has an approved PreCheck program application;
- is traveling as air transportation security or a member of the Armed Forces, including any accompanying family member;
- is a member of a population designated by the TSA as known and low-risk and who may be issued a unique, known traveler number; or
- is 75 years or older, or 12 years or younger and traveling with a parent or guardian participating in the PreCheck program.
The TSA may extend for one year implementation of the requirement for passengers who have been designated frequent fliers.
The TSA may provide access to expedited airport security screening to additional passengers through an alternate method upon submission to Congress of an independent assessment of its security effectiveness.
(Sec. 4) The TSA shall report annually to Congress certain information on passengers provided expedited security screening.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 30, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
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 Apr 30, 2015Markup Jun 25, 2015Reported Jul 22, 2015 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2015 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 27, 2015Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 27, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5502-5504)
- Jul 27, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2127.
- Jul 27, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5502-5503)
- Jul 27, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 22, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-220.
- Jul 22, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.
- Jun 25, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 25, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1139 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 28, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5501–H5504Text printed H5502 | John Katko R-NY, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY | Jul 27, 2015 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 17, 2015H.R. 2127, Securing Expedited Screening ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 25, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 64, April 30, 2015, page H2770.
Printed hearings 2
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. 114-33 | LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO MODERNIZE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES AND EXPAND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES185 pages | Financial Services Committee | Jun 16, 2015 |
| S. Hrg. 114-439 | OVERSIGHT OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: FIRST HAND AND GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG ACCOUNTS OF AGENCY CHALLENGES120 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Jun 9, 2015 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to limit access to expedited airport security screening at an airport security checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck program and other known low-risk passengers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing Expedited Screening Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Securing Expedited Screening Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Securing Expedited Screening Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2015Referred in Senate
- Jul 27, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jul 22, 2015Reported in House
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced 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.
