Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Honorably Discharged Transportation Worker Identification Credential Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a process for issuing provisional transportation security cards to covered veterans for use on a vessel or in a facility to give access to areas designated as secure by DHS. Such provisional transportation security cards are for use beginning on the date a covered veteran applies for a transportation security card and ending on the date on which such card is issued or denied. A covered veteran is an individual who (1) served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and (2) during such service was subjected to a rigorous security screening.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Armed Forces and National Security
Navigation, waterways, harborsTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityVeterans' pensions and compensation
Honorably Discharged Transportation Worker Identification Credential Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-4552| House
| Updated: 10/10/2019
Honorably Discharged Transportation Worker Identification Credential Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a process for issuing provisional transportation security cards to covered veterans for use on a vessel or in a facility to give access to areas designated as secure by DHS. Such provisional transportation security cards are for use beginning on the date a covered veteran applies for a transportation security card and ending on the date on which such card is issued or denied. A covered veteran is an individual who (1) served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and (2) during such service was subjected to a rigorous security screening.