Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2021 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 12, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act
This bill addresses policies of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) related to sensitive security information and international aviation security.
Among other requirements, the TSA must
- ensure clear and consistent designation of Sensitive Security Information, including reasonable security justifications for such designation;
- develop and implement a schedule to regularly review and update TSA Sensitive Security Information Identification guidelines;
- conduct outreach to relevant stakeholders (e.g., air carriers, airport operators, and state and local law enforcement) that regularly are granted access to Sensitive Security Information to raise awareness of the TSA's policies and guidelines governing the designation and use of Sensitive Security Information; and
- develop and implement guidelines with respect to last point of departure airports to conduct engagement with foreign partners on the implementation of security directives and emergency amendments.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2021 to May 4, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Mar 12, 2021 |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 4, 2021 |
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 Mar 12, 2021Markup Mar 18, 2021 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2021Discharged Mar 18, 2021 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2021 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 20, 2021Ms. Barragan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 20, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3686-3688; text: H3686-3687)
- Jul 20, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1871.
- Jul 20, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 20, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 535, proceedings on H.R. 1871 are considered vacated.
- Jul 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3718-3719)
- Mar 18, 2021Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged.
- Mar 18, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 18, 2021Ordered to be Reported.
- Mar 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Mar 12, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2021Referred 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 H3686–H3688, H3715Text printed H3686, H3718 | Dan Bishop R-NC, John Katko R-NY, Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Jul 20, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 23, 2021H.R. 1871, Transportation Security Transparency Improvement ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 18, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 47, March 12, 2021, page H1364.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the understanding and clarity of Transportation Security Administration policies, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Aviation and airports
- Congressional oversight
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- International organizations and cooperation
- Public-private cooperation
- Right of privacy
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jul 20, 2021Engrossed in House
- Mar 12, 2021Introduced 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.
