US Congress House Bill 4020 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises minimum requirements for the deployment of armed law enforcement personnel at security screening locations at certain airports. Specifically, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must (1) order the deployment of at least one armed law enforcement officer within 300 feet of the security screening location and within the terminal during operating hours of each airport having annual enplanements of 8 million or more or international enplanements of 1 million or more, and (2) order the deployment of additional armed law enforcement officers at such airports if necessary to ensure airport security. The bill modifies air transportation security program requirements to include ensuring high training standards for all security and law enforcement personnel, and multiple means for the TSA or members of the public to request prompt law enforcement assistance in the airport. The bill eliminates the TSA authority for allowing deputized state and local law enforcement officers to be stationed other than at airport security screening locations.

Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
2019-07-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2019-07-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4020/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4020/BILLS-116hr4020ih.pdf