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HR 1309 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Transportation safety and security

TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017

Introduced: March 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 20, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 20, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H2210)
Mar 20, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H2210)
Mar 20, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1309.
Mar 20, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2210-2212)
Mar 20, 2017
Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 15, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 19.
Mar 15, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-37.
Mar 8, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 8, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017

This bill codifies the transfer of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

(Sec. 2) The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) decrease from 12 to 11 the maximum number of Assistant Secretary positions in DHS, and (2) include the Administrator of the TSA among the DHS officers to be appointed by the President. The Administrator shall be appointed as the head of the TSA for a five-year term as a Level IV position in the Executive Schedule.

What's happening now March 21, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2017
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1309: TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1309/
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"H.R. 1309: TSA Administrator Modernization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1309/.
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H.R. 1309, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1309/.
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