Bills · 118th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

VETS Safe Travel Act

Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.

Official summary (CRS)

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

This act makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 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 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has determined to have a service-connected disability and require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other device to aid with mobility due to (1) loss, or loss of use, of an extremity; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness. The veteran must also be in the patient enrollment system of the VA.

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Sponsor
Rep. Paul A. Gosar ( Republican · AZ-9)
Cosponsors
47
Introduced
2/15/24
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Status
2/15/24Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
2/15/24Referred 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.
2/15/24Introduced in House
2/29/24Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
9/25/24Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
9/25/24Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
9/25/24Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged
12/10/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/10/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6566-6567)
12/10/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6566-6567)
12/10/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7365.
12/10/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6566-6568)
12/10/24Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
12/10/24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 691.
12/10/24Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
12/10/24Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-846, Part I.
12/11/24Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
12/19/24Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7223)
12/19/24Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/19/24Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
12/20/24Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/27/24Presented to President.
1/4/25Became Public Law No: 118-238.
1/4/25Signed by President.