VETS Safe Travel Act
USA117th CongressS-2280| Senate
| Updated: 6/21/2022
Todd Young
Republican Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (8)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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 (TSA) 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 are in the annual patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and 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; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness. The VA and the TSA must develop and implement a process to provide disabled veterans effective outreach about TSA programs that are designed to improve the screening process for passengers with disabilities.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3010; text: CR S3010)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3010; text: CR S3010)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceGovernment information and archivesMarketing and advertisingTransportation safety and securityVeterans' pensions and compensation
VETS Safe Travel Act
USA117th CongressS-2280| Senate
| Updated: 6/21/2022
Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the VETS Safe Travel Act This bill makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 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 are in the annual patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and 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; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness. The VA and the TSA must develop and implement a process to provide disabled veterans effective outreach about TSA programs that are designed to improve the screening process for passengers with disabilities.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3010; text: CR S3010)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3010; text: CR S3010)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Todd Young
Republican Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (8)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transportation and Public Works
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceGovernment information and archivesMarketing and advertisingTransportation safety and securityVeterans' pensions and compensation