No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012

Bill: 112-hr-6028
Sponsor: Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8]
Introduced: 2012-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Firearms and explosives
International law and treaties
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-26
text: 
No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Grants the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) discretion to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United States must be re-screened in the United States for explosives before it can continue on any additional flight or flight segment if the baggage has already been screened in the foreign airport in accordance with an aviation security preclearance agreement between the United States and the country in which the airport is located.
 
Defines &quot;aviation security preclearance agreement&quot; to mean an agreement that delineates and implements security standards and protocols comparable to those of the United States and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers to deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports.

action_date: 2012-09-11
text: 
No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United States where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has established preclearance operations must be re-screened in the United States for explosives before it can continue on any additional flight or flight segment.
 
Prohibits the Assistant Secretary from exercising this authority, however, unless an agreement is in effect between the United States and the flight originating country requiring implementation of security standards and protocols determined comparable to those of the United States and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers to deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports.
 
Requires the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on the re-screening of baggage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-09-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2012-09-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-09-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5824)
action_date: 2012-09-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5824)
action_date: 2012-09-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6028.
action_date: 2012-09-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5824-5826)
action_date: 2012-09-11
text: Mr. Walsh (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2012-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2012-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2012-06-26
text: Introduced in House