Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Healthy Skies Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program at a minimum of 10 airports to establish and test procedures to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security into the sterile area. If the temperature of a passenger exceeds the guidance for what constitutes a fever issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the time such temperature screening is carried out, the TSA shall not permit such passenger to enter the sterile area. The TSA shall consider a resolution process for identifying medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that could result in a temperature that exceeds CDC guidance. The pilot program terminates on the date of the termination of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsTransportation safety and security
Healthy Skies Act
USA116th CongressHR-7651| House
| Updated: 8/1/2020
Healthy Skies Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program at a minimum of 10 airports to establish and test procedures to screen all passengers for their temperatures before such passengers proceed through security into the sterile area. If the temperature of a passenger exceeds the guidance for what constitutes a fever issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the time such temperature screening is carried out, the TSA shall not permit such passenger to enter the sterile area. The TSA shall consider a resolution process for identifying medical conditions unrelated to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that could result in a temperature that exceeds CDC guidance. The pilot program terminates on the date of the termination of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
Transportation and Public Works
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Aviation and airportsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsTransportation safety and security