3.0.0 2207 2020-02-12T18:54:41Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2012-03-20 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-20T16:21:16Z 2012-03-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2012-03-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2012-03-20 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2012-04-25 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2012-12-04 False Transportation and Public Works Aging Aviation and airports Consumer affairs Department of Homeland Security Disability and paralysis Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2012-03-20 Introduced in Senate 2012-05-09T16:21:19Z Restoring Integrity and Good-Heartedness in Traveler Screening Act or RIGHTS Act - Directs the Office of the Ombudsman of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in addition to its existing duties, to: (1) record complaints from the public regarding TSA screening practices, (2) determine best practices to resolve frequent passenger complaints and assist in training TSA agents regarding such practices, (3) resolve complaints of mistreatment by TSA employees, and (4) field advance notification calls with individuals with medical conditions or disabilities and arrange for airport screening procedures for such individuals that ensure flight safety without causing them undue hardship.

Directs the Ombudsman to appoint TSA passenger advocates for each Category X airport (an airport with 100% advance technology x-ray screening at all check points). Requires Office duties to be performed by such passenger advocates under the Ombudsman's superivison.

Requires every Category X airport to: (1) have at least one TSA passenger advocate on duty during operating hours, and (2) place clearly visible signs at each gate explaining that a passenger advocate may be summoned (including how to summon one) if passengers believe that a TSA employee has mistreated them on the basis of advanced age or disability.

]]> RIGHTS Act Short Titles as Introduced Restoring Integrity and Good-Heartedness in Traveler Screening Act Short Titles as Introduced RIGHTS Act Display Title RIGHTS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Office of the Ombudsman of the Transportation Security Administration to appoint passenger advocates at Category X airports to assist elderly and disabled passengers who believe they have been mistreated by TSA personnel and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2207is/xml/BILLS-112s2207is.xml 2012-03-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.