H.R. 4020: Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019
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H.R. 4020: Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-25 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019
Plain summary
Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019 This bill revises minimum requirements for the deployment of armed law enforcement personnel at security screening locations at certain airports. Specifically, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must (1) order the deployment of at least one armed law enforcement officer within 300 feet of the security screening location and within the terminal during operating hours of each airport having annual enplanements of 8 million or more or international enplanements of 1 million or more, and (2) order the deployment of additional armed law enforcement officers at such airports if necessary to ensure airport security. The bill modifies air transportation security program requirements to include ensuring high training standards for all security and law enforcement personnel, and multiple means for the TSA or members of the public to request prompt law enforcement assistance in the airport. The bill eliminates the TSA authority for allowing deputized state and local law enforcement officers to be stationed other than at airport security screening locations.
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Official text
Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 9 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Grace Meng (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4020.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr4020 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116