3.0.0 5487 2025-12-05T08:22:01Z 2025-12-05T08:22:01Z Senate S S 2024-12-11 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/5487 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2024-12-11T20:21:20Z 118 7365 HR 2025-01-04 Became Public Law No: 118-238. Identical bill CRS 2024-12-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2024-12-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN N D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2024-12-11 True M001198 Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] Roger Marshall R KS 2024-12-11 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2024-12-11 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2025-07-31T20:09:40Z

00 2024-12-11 Introduced in Senate 2025-08-04T10:38:26Z <p><strong>Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act or the</strong> <strong>VETS Safe Travel Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck&nbsp;Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements.</p><p>Veterans who are eligible for this fee waiver are those who the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)&nbsp;has determined to have a service-connected disability&nbsp;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&nbsp;extremity; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness. The veteran must also be in&nbsp;the patient enrollment system of the VA.</p><p>The bill specifies that the TSA may not increase enrollment fees for&nbsp;the&nbsp;PreCheck Program in order to&nbsp;carry out this fee waiver program.</p><p>The VA and the TSA must implement a process under which eligible veterans may receive the PreCheck Program benefit.</p><p>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.</p>

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