[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 131 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1267-E1268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TEXAS HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1215

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 11, 2015

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make it known that the 
Texas House of Representatives through Robert Haney, the Chief Clerk of 
the House, has adopted House Resolution No. 1215 by Capriglione. This 
resolution petitions Congress to instruct the Transportation Security 
Administration to accept concealed handgun licensees as valid forms of 
identification.
  And that's just the way it is.

                               Resolution

       Whereas, The Transportation Security Administration 
     currently excludes concealed handgun licenses (CHL) from its 
     list of valid forms of identification, causing an 
     inconvenience for the agency as well as for many travelers; 
     and
       Whereas, Acquiring a CHL from the Texas Department of 
     Public Safety is a rigorous procedure that requires 
     applicants to submit to a criminal history background check 
     and provide a valid driver's license or identification card 
     and residential and employment information; these measures 
     ensure that CHL holders are law-abiding citizens whose 
     identities have been verified; and
       Whereas, A CHL is such a trusted proof of identification 
     that it is accepted for voter registration and many other 
     governmental processes; and

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       Whereas, Permitting the use of CHLs as valid forms of 
     identification would help advance the TSA's mission of 
     safeguarding our national transportation system and 
     protecting the American public: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 84th 
     Texas Legislature hereby urge the Congress of the United 
     States to instruct the Transportation Security Administration 
     to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of 
     identification; and, be it further
       Resolved, That the chief clerk of the Texas House of 
     Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to 
     the president of the United States, to the president of the 
     Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives of the 
     United States Congress, to the administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration, and to all members of 
     the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that this 
     resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a 
     memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.

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