HR 3523 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

Introduced Sep 16, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Julia Brownley D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 5, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 16, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers' death benefits to Transportation Security Administration employees who are responsible for protecting the nation's transportation systems.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2015 to Sep 8, 2016; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalSep 16, 2015
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 16, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalSep 16, 2015
D-NYKathleen M. RiceSep 17, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseySep 17, 2015
D-CATed LieuSep 17, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelSep 30, 2015
R-TXLamar SmithJan 8, 2016
D-FLAlan GraysonApr 12, 2016
D-OHMarcy KapturApr 27, 2016
D-MARichard E. NealApr 27, 2016
D-COEd PerlmutterApr 29, 2016
D-TXFilemon VelaMay 3, 2016
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesMay 3, 2016
D-CABarbara LeeMay 6, 2016
D-WIMark PocanMay 12, 2016
D-CAPete AguilarJun 15, 2016
D-CADoris O. MatsuiSep 6, 2016
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeSep 8, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 16, 2015
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Oct 5, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Sep 16, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Sep 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5991Bennie G. Thompson D-MSSep 16, 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 133, September 16, 2015, page H6075.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 99Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers ActReintroduced BillJan 23, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers' death benefits, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 16, 2015Introduced in House

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