Stop TSA Abuses Act

Bill: 114-hr-1825
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2015-04-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Homeland security

Law enforcement officers

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop TSA Abuses Act</strong></p> <p> Directs the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit any of the following employees who are not sworn law enforcement officers with arresting authority and who have not successfully completed federal, state, or local law enforcement training from using the title of "officer" or from wearing a metal badge resembling a police badge or a uniform resembling the uniform of a federal law enforcement officer:</p> <ul> <li>checkpoint transportation security officer,</li> <li>checked baggage transportation security officer, </li> <li>travel document checker,</li> <li>behavior detection officer, or</li> <li>transportation security specialist--explosives.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1825 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop TSA Abuses Act . 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.