[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1825 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1825

      To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
  Administration to prohibit certain employees of the Transportation 
 Security Administration from using the title of ``officer'' and from 
 wearing metal badges or uniforms resembling those of law enforcement 
                               officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2015

Mr. Rooney of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
      To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
  Administration to prohibit certain employees of the Transportation 
 Security Administration from using the title of ``officer'' and from 
 wearing metal badges or uniforms resembling those of law enforcement 
                               officers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop TSA Abuses Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ADMINISTRATION USING THE TITLE ``OFFICER'' AND WEARING 
              METAL BADGES OR UNIFORMS RESEMBLING THOSE OF LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration) shall prohibit any employee of the Transportation 
Security Administration described in subsection (b) who is not a sworn 
law enforcement officer with arresting authority and who has not 
successfully completed Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
training from--
            (1) using the official job title of ``officer''; or
            (2) wearing a metal badge resembling a police badge or a 
        uniform resembling the uniform of a Federal law enforcement 
        officer.
    (b) Employees Described.--An employee described in this subsection 
is any of the following:
            (1) Checkpoint Transportation Security Officer.
            (2) Checked Baggage Transportation Security Officer.
            (3) Travel Document Checker.
            (4) Behavior Detection Officer.
            (5) Transportation Security Specialist--Explosives.
            (6) Any other employee the Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration determines appropriate.
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