VETS Safe Travel Act
USA116th CongressHR-3356| House
| Updated: 9/12/2019
Paul A. Gosar
Republican Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (44)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)James R. Baird (Republican)John Joyce (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Fred Keller (Republican)
Homeland Security Committee, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-203, Part I.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceTransportation safety and securityVeterans' pensions and compensation
VETS Safe Travel Act
USA116th CongressHR-3356| House
| Updated: 9/12/2019
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.
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Introduced in House
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-203, Part I.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Paul A. Gosar
Republican Representative
Arizona
Cosponsors (44)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Scott Perry (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)James R. Baird (Republican)John Joyce (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Greg Pence (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Fred Keller (Republican)
Homeland Security Committee, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
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