H.R. 1344
Helping Heroes Fly Act
Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Sponsor
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
- Law Type
- Public Law
- Law Number
- 113-27
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Mar 22, 2023
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,344
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Mar 21, 2013
- Policy Area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Is Law
- Yes
Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Source: House floor actions
Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Source: Library of Congress
Signed by President.
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Signed by President.
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Presented to President.
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Presented to President.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5376-5377)
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Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5376-5377)
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Mr. Hudson asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H5376-5377)
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6257-6258)
Source: Senate
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Senate
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: Senate
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 166). (text: CR H2819-2820)
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 166).(text: CR H2819-2820)
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2831-2832)
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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1344.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2819-2825)
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Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans.
Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for the member or veteran.
Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, and their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants.
Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for the member or veteran.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Assistant Secretary's authority to require additional screening of such individuals if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that it is necessary.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on implementation of the program.
Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans.
Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for that member or veteran.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Assistant Secretary's authority to require additional screening of such individuals, or their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants, if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that it is necessary.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on implementation of the program.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 1, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, and their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants.
Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for that member or veteran.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Assistant Secretary's authority to require additional screening of such individuals if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that it is necessary.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on implementation of the program.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Homeland Security Committee