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

USA115th CongressHR-6659| House 
| Updated: 8/20/2018
Kathleen M. Rice

Kathleen M. Rice

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (17)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

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
Aug 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Aug 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Aug 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
  • August 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • August 7, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.


  • August 20, 2018
    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.
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Timeline
Aug 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Aug 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Aug 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
  • August 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • August 7, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.


  • August 20, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
Kathleen M. Rice

Kathleen M. Rice

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (17)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

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