H.R. 1095: TSA Loose Change Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-12 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

TSA Loose Change Act

Plain summary

TSA Loose Change Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer annually, based on requests for proposals, unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that operate multiple airport centers throughout the United States to provide places of rest and recuperation for Armed Forces members and their families. (Currently, such moneys are retained by the TSA for civil aviation security.) Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 to repeal the requirement that the TSA Administrator report annually to Congress on how unclaimed money is being used to provide civil aviation security. Requires the Administrator, instead, to report on the amount of money transferred to nonprofit organizations.

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Official text

TSA Loose Change Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · 43 cosponsors

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Mike Rogers (R-AL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Steve Daines (R-MT), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Steve Scalise (R-LA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1095.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1095 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113