Save Dignity Act

Bill: 113-hr-2693
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2013-07-16
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Disability and health-based discrimination

Disability and paralysis

Homeland security

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Screening Amputees and Veterans with Efficiency and Dignity Act or Save Dignity Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress on Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security screening of Armed Forces veterans and other airline passengers with amputations, with or without prosthesis.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2013 Mr. Cook (for himself, Mr. Runyan , and Mr. O’Rourke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Screening Amputees and Veterans with Efficiency and Dignity Act or the Save Dignity Act . 2. Report on TSA screening of veterans and other passengers with prostheses (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress by not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations, with or without prosthesis. (b) Contents The report shall include analysis of— (1) the disparities that exist between airports in the screening of such passengers; (2) identification of the airports at which the Administration uses procedures and methods for such screening that are efficient, safe, timely, and respectful of such passengers, and airports at which the Administration does not use such procedures and methods; and (3) description of actions that will be taken by the Administration to implement such procedures and methods at all airports at which the Administration performs security screening of passengers.