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House Bill 876
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017
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Passed House on Apr 25, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Feb 6, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 26, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
876
Congress
115
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
John Katko
New York
Republican
Mike Rogers
Alabama
Republican
Clay Higgins
Louisiana
Democrat
Bill Keating
Massachusetts
Democrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman
New Jersey
Republican
Peter King
New York
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Filemon Vela
Texas
Republican
Michael McCaul
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 25, 2017
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
223
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017

This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to submit a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of Category I, II, and X airports to ensure that all airport employee entry and exit points leading to secure airport areas are comprised of:

  • a secure door utilizing card and pin entry or biometric technology;
  • surveillance video recording capable of storing video data for at least 30 days; and
  • certain advanced screening technologies.

The TSA shall:

  • work with air carriers and airport operators, vendors, and concessionaires to enhance security awareness of credentialed airport workers regarding insider threats to aviation security and best practices related to airport access controls;
  • assess credentialing standards, policies, and practices to ensure that such threats are adequately addressed; and
  • require the application for a credential granting access to the Secure Identification Display Area of an airport to include the individual's social security number in order to strengthen security vetting effectiveness.

The TSA also shall:

  • work with airport operators to identify advanced technologies for securing employee access to secure and sterile airport areas;
  • ensure that credentialed aviation workers are continuously vetted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service in order to more rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats;
  • identify ways to enhance TSA's ability to educate its personnel on insider threats to aviation security and mitigate such threats;
  • increase covert testing of TSA employee screening operations at airports and measure security effectiveness;
  • establish a national database of TSA employees who have had either their airport or aircraft operator-issued badge revoked for failure to comply with aviation security requirements; and
  • submit a plan for recurring reviews of the security controls for TSA information technology systems at airports.
Text (4)
Referred in Senate
April 26, 2017
Reported in House
April 25, 2017
Engrossed in House
April 25, 2017
Introduced in House
February 6, 2017
Actions (17)
04/26/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
04/25/2017
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
04/25/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/25/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 223). (text: CR H2825-2826)
04/25/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 223).(text: CR H2825-2826)
04/25/2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2838-2839)
04/25/2017
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
04/25/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 876.
04/25/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2825-2828)
04/25/2017
Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/25/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
04/25/2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-94.
03/08/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
03/08/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
02/24/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
02/06/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
02/06/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:59 PM
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