Healthy Skies Act
Latest action · Aug 1, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Skies Act
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program at a minimum of 10 airports to establish and test procedures to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security into the sterile area. If the temperature of a passenger exceeds the guidance for what constitutes a fever issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the time such temperature screening is carried out, the TSA shall not permit such passenger to enter the sterile area.
The TSA shall consider a resolution process for identifying medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that could result in a temperature that exceeds CDC guidance.
The pilot program terminates on the date of the termination of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2020 to Oct 20, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 21, 2020 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jul 21, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Jul 22, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jul 22, 2020 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Jul 24, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Oct 20, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
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