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- H.R.3356
H.R.3356: Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act
About This Bill
- Introduced June 19, 2019
- Latest Major Action Sept. 12, 2019
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
44 (21 Democrats, 23 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - Sept. 12, 2019
- Introduced in House - June 19, 2019
Bill Summary
Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the VETS Safe Travel Act 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Sept. 12, 2019 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
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| Sept. 12, 2019 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged. |
| Sept. 12, 2019 |
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-203, Part I.
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| July 17, 2019 |
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
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| July 17, 2019 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| July 16, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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| June 19, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| June 19, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) |