HR 3356
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Transportation safety and security
Veterans' pensions and compensation
VETS Safe Travel Act
Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Sep 12, 2019
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Sep 12, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-203, Part I.
Jul 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 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.
Jun 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Committees of jurisdiction
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