# 114-hr-2127: Securing Expedited Screening Act

114-hr-2127, Securing Expedited Screening Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2127
- Congress: 114
- Title: Securing Expedited Screening Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2015-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing Expedited Screening Act The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security shall limit access to expedited airport security screening at airport security checkpoints to only a passenger who: voluntarily submits biographic and biometric information for a security risk assessment and has an approved PreCheck program application; is traveling as air transportation security or a member of the Armed Forces, including any accompanying family member; has been designated by the TSA as known and low-risk; or is 75 years or older, or 12 years or younger and traveling with a parent or guardian who is a participant in the PreCheck program. The TSA may provide access to expedited airport security screening to additional passengers through an alternate method upon submission to Congress of an independent assessment of its security effectiveness.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
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- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelcha…
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## Sources
- [114-hr-2127 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2127)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5056: Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5056)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-3326: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3326)
- [114-hr-3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-applicat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3229)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2127 (as of 2025-11-18).