Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
Latest action · Sep 25, 2024 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration to issue or update guidance to minimize the risk for contamination of breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, juice, and related products that are subject to re-screening or additional screening, including by ensuring adherence to hygienic standards. Related products include ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs, and other accessories required to cool breast milk, baby formula, and juice.
In addition, the bill directs the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General to audit compliance with these requirements and submit a report to Congress.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2023 to Oct 15, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | May 16, 2023 |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Jan 29, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 18, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 15, 2024 |
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 May 16, 2023Discharged Sep 25, 2024Markup Sep 25, 2024 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2023 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2024Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged
- Sep 25, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 25, 2024Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 16, 2023Introduced in House
- May 16, 2023Referred 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 22, 2024H.R. 3386, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 25, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 82, May 16, 2023, page H2378.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1570 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Identical bill | Sep 27, 2024 |
| HR 8695 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 10, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2023Introduced 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.
