US SB1367 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, and their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants. Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for the member or veteran.

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Title

Helping Heroes Fly Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-07-25SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Same As/Similar To

HB1344 (Related) 2013-08-09 - Became Public Law No: 113-27.
SB1403 (Related) 2013-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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