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Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 19, 2019Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 3356

VETS Safe Travel Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house, part i (Sep 12, 2019)

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 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.

What just happenedSep 12, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4](R-AZ)Sponsor
44 cosponsors21 D23 R
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  1. Sep 12, 2019CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.

  2. Sep 12, 2019DischargeH12300

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  3. Sep 12, 2019Committee5500

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  4. Sep 12, 2019CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-203, Part I.

    Homeland Security Committee
  5. Sep 12, 2019Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-203, Part I.

    Homeland Security Committee
  6. Jul 17, 2019Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

    Homeland Security Committee
  7. Jul 17, 2019Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Homeland Security Committee
  8. Jul 16, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

    Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
  9. Jun 19, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Veterans' Affairs Committee
  10. Jun 19, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Homeland Security Committee
  11. Jun 19, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  12. Jun 19, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House, Part ISep 12, 20198

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 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.

Introduced in HouseJun 19, 2019

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 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.

VETS Safe Travel Act — Informed