Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 19, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
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 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017
This bill establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security an Office of the Ombudsman to assist TSA employees who have complaints about TSA, including publicizing a toll-free telephone number to report such complaints. The Ombudsman must ensure that each TSA region has a regional ombudsman.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 6, 2017 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Apr 19, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 60, April 6, 2017, page H2790.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 80 | Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jan 23, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor-management relations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 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.
