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    VETS Safe Travel Act

    Type and Bill Number: HR.7365

    Congress Number: 118

    Status: Became Law

    Last Status Update: Sat, 04 Jan 2025

    Chamber: House of Representatives

    Topics

    • Veterans Affairs
    • Government Operations
    • Transportation
    • Business and Commerce

    Summary

    Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the VETS Safe Travel Act

    This act makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements.

    Veterans who are eligible for this fee waiver are those who the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has determined to have a service-connected disability and require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other device to aid with mobility due to (1) loss, or loss of use, of an extremity; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness. The veteran must also be in the patient enrollment system of the VA.

    The act specifies that the TSA may not increase enrollment fees for the PreCheck Program in order to carry out this fee waiver program.

    The VA and the TSA must implement a process under which eligible veterans may receive the PreCheck Program benefit.

    Further, the VA and the TSA must implement a process to provide disabled veterans with effective outreach about programs that are designed to improve the screening process for passengers with disabilities. The VA and the TSA must also assess the awareness of veterans of relevant TSA programs and examine the need and feasibility of other measures to improve travel security procedures for disabled veterans.

    Sponsors

    • Julia Brownley
    • Andy Biggs
    • Lisa Blunt Rochester
    • James R. Baird
    • Nikki Budzinski
    • Gerald E. Connolly
    • Salud O. Carbajal
    • Dan Crenshaw
    • Jason Crow
    • Mike Collins
    • Elijah Crane
    • Yadira Caraveo
    • Donald G. Davis
    • Mark DeSaulnier
    • Neal P. Dunn
    • Paul A. Gosar
    • Mike Gallagher
    • Josh Gottheimer
    • Bob Good
    • Chrissy Houlahan
    • Diana Harshbarger
    • Ronny Jackson
    • Derek Kilmer
    • Trent Kelly
    • Doug LaMalfa
    • Debbie Lesko
    • Susie Lee
    • Anna Paulina Luna
    • Cathy McMorris Rodgers
    • Alexander X. Mooney
    • Seth Moulton
    • Brian J. Mast
    • Mary E. Miller
    • Cory Mills
    • Ralph Norman
    • Bill Posey
    • David Rouzer
    • Guy Reschenthaler
    • Maria Elvira Salazar
    • Michelle Steel
    • Elise M. Stefanik
    • Darren Soto
    • Elissa Slotkin
    • W. Gregory Steube
    • Mike Thompson
    • Jefferson Van Drew
    • Daniel Webster
    • Michael Waltz