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HR 7651 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Transportation safety and security

Healthy Skies Act

Introduced: July 22, 2020 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Jul 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jul 16, 2020
Introduced in House
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Healthy Skies Act

This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program at a minimum of 10 airports to establish and test procedures to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security into the sterile area. If the temperature of a passenger exceeds the guidance for what constitutes a fever issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the time such temperature screening is carried out, the TSA shall not permit such passenger to enter the sterile area.

The TSA shall consider a resolution process for identifying medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that could result in a temperature that exceeds CDC guidance.

The pilot program terminates on the date of the termination of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

What's happening now August 1, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 4 Republican 6
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Aug 28, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Aug 28, 2020
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Aug 7, 2020
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Aug 7, 2020
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Aug 7, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 29, 2020
Ferguson, A.
· Jul 24, 2020
Graves, Tom
· Jul 24, 2020
Long, Billy
· Jul 22, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Jul 22, 2020
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jul 21, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 21, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7651: Healthy Skies Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7651/
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"H.R. 7651: Healthy Skies Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7651/.
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H.R. 7651, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7651/.
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