US Congress House Bill 685 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Transportation Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Checkpoint Images Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on any individual who knowingly: (1) photographs or otherwise records an image produced using advanced imaging technology during the screening of an individual at an airport or upon entry into any building owned or operated by the federal government without express authorization pursuant to a federal law or regulation, or (2) distributes such image to any individual who is not authorized pursuant to a federal law or regulation to receive it. Exempts individuals who, within the scope of their employment, record or distribute an image solely to be used in a criminal investigation or prosecution or in an investigation relating to foreign intelligence or a threat to the national security. Directs the Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to certify that, in order to improve airport security screening processes while ensuring passenger privacy protection, the image retention capabilities of all advanced imaging technology utilized by TSA to screen passengers at checkpoints in our nation's airports have been disabled.

Checkpoint Images Protection Act of 2011

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
2011-02-14	House	Referred to House Homeland Security
2011-02-14	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-02-14	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/685/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr685/BILLS-112hr685ih.pdf