H.R. 2770: Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-15 · 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 2015-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 469 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2770 (2015-07-27), Passed. See all
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

Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act

Plain summary

Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a preventive maintenance validation process for security-related technology deployed to airports. The maintenance contracts for security-related technology deployed to airports shall include penalties for noncompliance whenever preventive or corrective maintenance has not been completed according to contractual requirements and manufacturers' specifications. (Sec. 4) The DHS Inspector General shall assess implementation of the requirements of this Act, as well as the utilization of TSA equipment maintenance technicians, and make recommendations for training TSA personnel, equipment maintenance technicians, and other airport personnel.

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Official text

Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2770, Keeping Our Travelers Safe and Secure Act (2015-07-20)

Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), William R. Keating (D-MA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 469 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2770 (2015-07-27): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2770.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114