H.R. 4559: Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-06 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017

Plain summary

Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a global aviation security review to address improving aviation security standards, including standards intended to mitigate cybersecurity threats, across the global aviation system. The security review shall establish best practices regarding: collaborating with foreign partners to improve global aviation security capabilities and standards; identifying foreign partners that have not successfully implemented security protocols from the International Civil Aviation Organization or the Department of Homeland Security and have not taken steps to implement such protocols; improving the development, outreach, and implementation process for security directives or emergency amendments issued to domestic and foreign air carriers; and assessing the cybersecurity and cyber espionage risk of security screening equipment. (Sec. 4) The TSA shall report to Congress: (1) within 90 days after enactment of this bill, on the organization, development, and progress of the security review; and (2) within 240 days after enactment, on best practices identified by the review and TSA actions to implement such practices.

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Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4559, Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017 (2018-01-09); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4559, Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017 (2018-07-12)

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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 Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4559.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4559 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115