Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
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
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisGovernment studies and investigationsPhotography and imagingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionRight of privacySex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationTechnology assessmentTransportation employeesTransportation safety and security
To improve the screening of transgender persons at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6659| House
| Updated: 8/20/2018
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.
Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Transportation and Public Works
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisGovernment studies and investigationsPhotography and imagingRacial and ethnic relationsReligionRight of privacySex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationTechnology assessmentTransportation employeesTransportation safety and security