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HR 1344 113th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Transportation safety and security Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition

Helping Heroes Fly Act

Introduced: April 26, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 9, 2013
Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Aug 9, 2013
Signed by President.
Aug 6, 2013
Presented to President.
Aug 2, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 2, 2013
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5376-5377)
Aug 2, 2013
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5376-5377)
Aug 2, 2013
Mr. Hudson asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H5376-5377)
Aug 2, 2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 1, 2013
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 1, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 1, 2013
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6257-6258)
Aug 1, 2013
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 22, 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 21, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 166). (text: CR H2819-2820)
May 21, 2013
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2831-2832)
May 21, 2013
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.
May 21, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1344.
May 21, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2819-2825)
May 21, 2013
Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
May 21, 2013 House · vote #166 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 413–0 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,848 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Aug 1, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans.

Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for that member or veteran.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Assistant Secretary's authority to require additional screening of such individuals, or their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants, if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that it is necessary.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on implementation of the program.

What's happening now August 9, 2013

Became Public Law No: 113-27.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1367 Related bill Helping Heroes Fly Act
  • S 1403 Related bill Helping Heroes Fly Act
 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 3 Republican 3
Brooks, Susan
· May 20, 2013
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 20, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 17, 2013
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · May 16, 2013
KING, PETER
· May 16, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 16, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 16, 2013
Price, Tom
· May 14, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Apr 26, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 26, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 15, 2013
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 21, 2013
Richmond, Cedric
· Mar 21, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1344: Helping Heroes Fly Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1344/
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