HR 3694
116th Congress
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Helping Families Fly Act of 2019
Introduced: July 11, 2019
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13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 26, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8021-8022)
Sep 26, 2019
Mr. Correa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 26, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8021)
Sep 26, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8021)
Sep 26, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3694.
Aug 30, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-192.
Aug 30, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 150.
Jul 17, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 17, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Helping Families Fly Act of 2019
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to implement training for its frontline personnel regarding the screening of pregnant women and families with young children at passenger screening checkpoints, including (1) information related the use of advanced imaging technology on pregnant women, as well as opt-out and alternative screening procedures; and (2) guidelines and procedures for efficiently and respectfully screening pregnant women and families with young children.
The TSA must also
- create a strategy for communicating procedures and guidelines to pregnant women and families with young children, including through social media, and its customer service call center;
- make passenger support specialists available to assist such women and families with screening checkpoint information; and
- assess the feasibility of developing dedicated screening lanes for such families.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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