House Bill 3356
116th Congress(2019-2020)
VETS Safe Travel Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 19, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3356
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
09/12/2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
09/12/2019
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
09/12/2019
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-203, Part I.
07/17/2019
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
07/17/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
07/16/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
06/19/2019
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.
06/19/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:03 PM