HR-4094 : Still Just a Bill


One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program at not more than 10 foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to bypass domestic security rescreening at a connecting airport in the United States.

Screening may be bypassed if (1) the country of departure has an aviation screening agreement with the United States setting standards and protocols comparable to those in the United States; (2) passengers cannot access their checked baggage until arriving at their final destination; and (3) upon arrival in the United States, passengers do not come into contact with other arriving international passengers (or their property) or persons who have not been screened.

If the TSA determines that the foreign countries participating in the screening agreements have not maintained and implemented comparable standards and protocols to those in the United States, it must ensure that passengers and their property arriving from the foreign airports are rescreened in the United States before they are permitted into sterile areas of the airports.

Each agreement shall be executed within three years of the bill's enactment and be in effect for up to four years from the date of execution.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2021-09-30IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Senate
2021-09-29FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2021-09-29FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5542)House floor actions
2021-09-29FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4094.House floor actions
2021-09-29FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5541-5544)House floor actions
2021-09-29FloorMr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2021-09-17CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 88.House floor actions
2021-09-17CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-123.House floor actions
2021-07-28CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.House committee actions
2021-07-28CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2021-07-28CommitteeSubcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged.House committee actions
2021-06-24CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.House committee actions
2021-06-23IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.House floor actions
2021-06-23IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Transportation and Public Works
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  • Aviation and airports
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Homeland security
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