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US HR3356

US HR3356
VETS Safe Travel Act Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act


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Introduced
06/19/2019
In Committee
07/17/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes. This bill makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements. Veterans who are eligible for this fee waiver are those who have been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to have incurred permanent blindness, or those who have been determined to require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive device to aid with mobility due to (1) loss, or loss of use, of a limb; or (2) full or partial paralyzation.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the VETS Safe Travel Act, makes certain severely injured or disabled veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements. Specifically, the bill applies to veterans determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to have permanent blindness, or to require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive device due to loss or loss of use of a limb, or full or partial paralysis. The bill also requires the TSA Administrator and Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a process for providing the TSA with access to the data needed to validate the eligibility of these veterans for the PreCheck Program.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (45)

Paul Gosar (R)* Cindy Axne (D),  Jim Baird (R),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Andy Biggs (R),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Mike Gallagher (R),  Mark Green (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Dusty Johnson (R),  John Joyce (R),  Fred Keller (R),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Conor Lamb (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Seth Moulton (D),  Ralph Norman (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Chris Pappas (D),  Greg Pence (R),  Scott Perry (R),  Bill Posey (R),  Denver Riggleman (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Greg Steube (R),  Mike Thompson (D),  Xochitl Torres Small (D),  Michael Waltz (R),  Rob Wittman (R),  Ted Yoho (R), 

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160. (on 09/12/2019)

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