Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024
Latest action · Dec 23, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-202.
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 14, 2024
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 18, 2024
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2024
- Became lawDec 23, 2024Public Law 118-202
Summary
Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024
This act directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to streamline the process for individuals applying for or renewing enrollment in multiple security threat assessment (STA) programs, in particular the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and the Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) programs.
Among other things, the TSA must
- permit an individual to enroll at a TSA-authorized enrollment center once and use the application, as well as information generated by TSA’s vetting, to enroll in any other programs;
- permit an individual to enroll in more than one STA program at the same time for a single fee that is less than the combined fee for applying to the same programs separately;
- provide for a streamlined and expeditious renewal process; and
- provide states the expiration dates for each individual’s STA to ensure commercial driver's licenses include an individual's current HME status.
Additionally, the TSA must publish on its website information relating to the streamlining of the enrollment system.
If the TSA determines it is necessary to implement these changes through rulemaking, the act provides for an expedited rulemaking process.
Further, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) must audit the administration of security threat programs by the TSA and the states, including redundancies and duplications in the costs and administration of the programs. The GAO must submit a report on the audit to the TSA and Congress with recommendations for improvements to these programs. The TSA must implement the GAO recommendations and provide Congress with a written notification detailing and justifying the implementation process.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2024 to May 22, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2024 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Mar 14, 2024 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 14, 2024 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 20, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 22, 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 Mar 14, 2024Markup Jul 31, 2024Reported Aug 1, 2024 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2024Presented to President.
- Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
- Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-202.
- Dec 18, 2024Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 18, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7345-7348)
- Dec 18, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3959.
- Dec 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7345-7346)
- Dec 18, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 22, 2024Received in the House.
- Nov 22, 2024Held at the desk.
- Nov 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6695-6696; text: CR S6695-6696)
- Nov 21, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 1, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Aug 1, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.
- Jul 31, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 14, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H7345–H7348Text printed H7345 | Adam Smith D-WA, Garret Graves R-LA, Mark E. Green R-TN, Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6695, S6696Text printed S6695Amendments S6695 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Nov 20, 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 20, 2024S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 1, 2024
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10002 | World Trade Organization | Resource | Sep 24, 2026 |
| IF12997 | Congressional Review of U.S. Membership in the WTO | Resource | May 12, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5840 | Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024 | Identical bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 21, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 1, 2024Reported to Senate
- Mar 14, 2024Introduced 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.
