To improve the screening of transgender persons at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-6659House of Representatives
Updated: Aug 20, 2018

Summary

Screening With Dignity Act of 2018 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop procedures to appropriately and respectfully screen self-identified transgender air passengers and begin training of all TSA Officers on such procedures. The TSA must implement protections for transgender passengers including prohibiting human viewing of passenger images and conducting pat-downs by an officer of the gender requested by the passenger. The TSA shall separately study and report on: (1) the cost and feasibility of retrofitting advanced image technology screening equipment to distinguish between foreign objects and human body parts in a manner that is gender neutral, and (2) the impact of imaging technology on transgender passengers.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.

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