TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 21, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 20, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017
This bill codifies the transfer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
(Sec. 2) The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) decrease from 12 to 11 the maximum number of Assistant Secretary positions in DHS, and (2) include the Administrator of the TSA among the DHS officers to be appointed by the President. The Administrator shall be appointed as the head of the TSA for a five-year term as a Level IV position in the Executive Schedule.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2017 to Mar 6, 2017; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 6, 2017 |
Committees 3
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 2, 2017Markup Mar 8, 2017Reported Mar 15, 2017 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2017 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Exchange of letters Feb 23, 2018Exchange of letters May 15, 2018Exchange of letters Sep 13, 2018 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 20, 2017Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 20, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2210-2212)
- Mar 20, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1309.
- Mar 20, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H2210)
- Mar 20, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 15, 2017Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-37.
- Mar 15, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 19.
- Mar 8, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 8, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2210–H2212Text printed H2210 | John Katko R-NY, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY | Mar 20, 2017 |
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
- Mar 14, 2017H.R. 1309, TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 8, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 37, March 2, 2017, page H1530.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To streamline the office and term of the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2017Referred in Senate
- Mar 20, 2017Engrossed in House
- Mar 15, 2017Reported in House
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced 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.
