Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
Latest action · Sep 27, 2024 Held at the desk.
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 11, 2023
- Passed SenateSep 25, 2024
- Passed HouseNot 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 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | May 11, 2023 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jan 30, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 11, 2023Markup Jul 31, 2024Reported Aug 1, 2024 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2024Received in the House.
- Sep 27, 2024Held at the desk.
- Sep 26, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 25, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6465; text: CR S6465)
- Aug 1, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6465Text printed S6465 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Sep 25, 2024 |
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
- Sep 10, 2024S. 1570, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 1, 2024
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3386 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Identical bill | Sep 25, 2024 |
| S 4880 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 19, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 1, 2024Reported to Senate
- May 11, 2023Introduced in Senate
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.
