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S 1881 116th Congress Senate 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

Introduced: June 18, 2019 Introduced by: Young, Todd Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 11, 2019
Held at the desk.
Sep 11, 2019
Received in the House.
Sep 11, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 10, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5411)
Sep 10, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5411)
Sep 10, 2019
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5411)
Sep 10, 2019
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5411)
Jul 10, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the VETS Safe Travel Act

(Sec. 2) 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 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; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness.

What's happening now September 11, 2019

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3356 Related bill VETS Safe Travel Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1881: VETS Safe Travel Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1881/
MLA
"S. 1881: VETS Safe Travel Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1881/.
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S. 1881, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1881/.
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[S. 1881: VETS Safe Travel Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1881/)
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