S. 2381: Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-31 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019

Plain summary

Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review implementation of requirements regarding screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of baby formula, breast milk, purified deionized water for infants, and juice on airlines. The review shall include an assessment of whether the TSA effectively manages the consistency of the application of protocols to the screening of such products; the need for the TSA to update and revise procedures for screening such products; whether the TSA effectively tracks passenger complaints related to such screening to monitor trends and identify inconsistencies; the practices of the TSA with respect to communications and information sharing with passengers, air carriers, and airports relating to protocols for such screening; and the policies of the TSA regarding the screening of passengers with nursing products, including the extent to which such passengers are more likely to receive secondary screening. Additionally, the GAO must make recommendations for improving the practices of the TSA related to the screening of passengers with nursing products.

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Official text

Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2381, Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 (2019-12-20)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2381.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2381 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116