Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
Latest action · Nov 25, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-41.
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.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2025
- Passed SenateMay 14, 2025
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2025
- To the PresidentNov 25, 2025
- Became lawNov 25, 2025Public Law 119-41
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. All signed on Jan 27, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jan 27, 2025 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Jan 27, 2025 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Jan 27, 2025 |
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 Jan 27, 2025Markup Feb 5, 2025Reported May 6, 2025 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 25, 2025Signed by President.
- Nov 25, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-41.
- Nov 25, 2025Presented to President.
- Nov 17, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4688-4690)
- Nov 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4688-4689)
- Nov 17, 2025Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 17, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 260.
- Nov 17, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 15, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 15, 2025Received in the House.
- May 15, 2025Held at the desk.
- May 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2933; text: CR S2933)
- May 6, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-19.
- May 6, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
- Feb 5, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 27, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 27, 2025Read 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 H4688–H4690Text printed H4688 | Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY, Eric Swalwell D-CA, Pablo José Hernández D-PR | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2933Text printed S2933 | John Thune R-SD | May 14, 2025 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 13, 2025S. 260, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 5, 2025
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 820 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Identical bill | Jul 10, 2025 |
| S 1570 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 27, 2024 |
| HR 3386 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 25, 2024 |
| S 4880 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 19, 2022 |
| HR 8695 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Aug 10, 2022 |
Titles 5
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
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
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
- May 14, 2025Engrossed in Senate
- May 6, 2025Reported to Senate
- Jan 27, 2025Introduced 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.
