Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019
United States116th CongressS-2381Senate
Updated: Jul 30, 2020
Summary
Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review implementation of requirements regarding screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of baby formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice on airlines. The review shall include an assessment of whether the TSA effectively manages the consistency of the application of protocols to the screening of such products; the need for the TSA to update and revise procedures for screening such products; whether the TSA effectively tracks passenger complaints related to such screening to monitor trends and identify inconsistencies; the practices of the TSA with respect to communications and information sharing with passengers, air carriers, and airports relating to protocols for such screening; and the policies of the TSA regarding the screening of passengers with nursing products, including the extent to which such passengers are more likely to receive secondary screening. Additionally, the GAO must make recommendations for improving the practices of the TSA related to the screening of passengers with nursing products.
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HR-3246: Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
Received in the House.
House of Representatives
Held at the desk.
House of Representatives