US Congress House Bill 1344 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-8-1)
Status: Passed on August 9 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-08-09 - Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, and their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants. Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for that member or veteran. Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Assistant Secretary's authority to require additional screening of such individuals if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that it is necessary. Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on implementation of the program.

Helping Heroes Fly Act

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]

2013-05-21 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 413 N: 0 NV: 20 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-09	Senate	Became Public Law No: 113-27.
2013-08-09	Senate	Signed by President.
2013-08-06	Senate	Presented to President.
2013-08-02	Senate	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2013-08-02	Senate	On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5376-5377)
2013-08-02	Senate	Mr. Hudson asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H5376-5377)
2013-08-02	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-08-01	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2013-08-01	Senate	S.AMDT.1848 Amendment SA 1848 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2013-08-01	Senate	S.AMDT.1848 Amendment SA 1848 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Pryor. (consideration: CR S6257-6258; text: CR H6257-6258)In the nature of a substitute.
2013-08-01	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6257-6258)
2013-08-01	Senate	Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2013-05-22	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2013-05-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2013-05-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 166). (text: CR H2819-2820)
2013-05-21	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2831-2832)
2013-05-21	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2013-05-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1344.
2013-05-21	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2819-2825)
2013-05-21	House	Mrs. Brooks (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-04-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
2013-03-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

SB1367 (Related) 2013-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB1403 (Related) 2013-07-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1344/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1344/BILLS-113hr1344ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1344/BILLS-113hr1344eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1344/BILLS-113hr1344eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1344/BILLS-113hr1344enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2013166