Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 10, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019
This bill establishes standards for the covert testing process that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses to evaluate its aviation security operations.
Specifically, the TSA must
- implement an internal, risk-informed covert testing process for aviation security operations that can yield statistically valid results;
- execute at least three covert testing projects each year that are designed to identify systemic vulnerabilities in the transportation security system;
- establish a system to address and mitigate the vulnerabilities identified and assessed pursuant to the testing process;
- compile a list of the vulnerabilities, including a brief description of the nature of each vulnerability; and
- report the status of the vulnerabilities to Congress as part of its annual budget submission.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Original | Jun 25, 2019 |
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 Jun 25, 2019Markup Oct 23, 2019Reported Nov 19, 2019 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Jul 18, 2019Discharged Oct 23, 2019 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2019 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 9, 2019Ms. Clarke (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 9, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9366-9367)
- Dec 9, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3469.
- Dec 9, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9366)
- Dec 9, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 19, 2019Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-298.
- Nov 19, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 240.
- Oct 23, 2019Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged.
- Oct 23, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 23, 2019Ordered to be Reported.
- Jul 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Jun 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2019Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9366, H9367Text printed H9366 | Brian Higgins D-NY, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Dec 9, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2216 | — | Feb 26, 2019 |
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
- Nov 18, 2019H.R. 3469, Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 23, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 107, June 25, 2019, page H5167.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Transportation Security Administration to carry out covert testing and risk mitigation improvement of aviation security operations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2019Referred in Senate
- Dec 9, 2019Engrossed in House
- Nov 19, 2019Reported in House
- Jun 25, 2019Introduced 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.
