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H.R. 5730: Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018

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H.R. 5730: Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-09 · 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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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018

Plain summary

Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a Transportation Security Administration Systems Integration Facility (TSIF) for the purpose of testing and evaluating advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the TSA. The TSA shall notify Congress whenever testing and evaluation by the TSIF of an advanced transportation security screening technology exceeds 180 days. (Sec. 4) The TSA shall review existing advanced transportation security screening technology development, acquisitions, and procurement practices within the TSA. (Sec. 5) The TSA shall: (1) engage in outreach, coordination, and collaboration with transportation stakeholders to identify and foster innovation of new advanced transportation security screening technologies; (2) streamline the overall technology development, testing, evaluation, acquisitions, procurement, and deployment processes of the TSA; and (3) ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of such processes. (Sec. 6) The Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a compliance assessment of TSA's acquisition process relating to the health and safety risks associated with implementation of screening technologies.

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Official text

Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5730, Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018 (2018-06-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)

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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

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5730 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115