H.R. 5065: Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-26 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-293.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-293. (final step reached)
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Official title

Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: notify air carriers, TSA security screening personnel, and private security screening personnel of TSA's 3-1-1 Liquids Rule Exemption guidelines allowing baby formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice on airlines; and include training on all special screening procedures for TSA security screening personnel and private security screening personnel.

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Official text

Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5065, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (2016-09-19)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

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).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5065.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5065 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114