Screening With Dignity Act
Latest action · Aug 1, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 30, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Screening With Dignity Act
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop procedures to appropriately and respectfully screen self-identified transgender air passengers and passengers traveling with religious headwear or other articles of faith and begin training of all TSA Officers on such procedures.
The TSA must implement protections for such passengers, including (1) prohibiting human viewing of passenger images and conducting pat downs by an officer of the gender requested by the passenger; and (2) ensuring secondary screening measures are no more intrusive than necessary to resolve an alarm or other concern raised by primary screening, including consideration of the sensitivity of the groin, chest, and other body areas and the sensitivity of religious articles of faith such as religious headwear.
The TSA shall separately study and report on (1) the cost and feasibility of retrofitting advanced image technology screening equipment to distinguish between foreign objects and human body parts (including hair) in a manner that is gender neutral; and (2) the impact of imaging technology on transgender passengers, passengers whose religious faith requires them to travel with articles of faith, and passengers traveling with assistive devices.
Additionally, the TSA must identify any policy, procedure, or training changes and complete any testing, certification, and assessment for qualifying additional technology to ensure that any advanced imaging utilized for passenger screening meets certain requirements, including not generating alarms based only on passengers' body parts (including hair), undergarments, or religious headwear.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2020 to Oct 27, 2020, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 30, 2020 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Oct 27, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Jun 30, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Technology assessment
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2020Introduced in House
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