Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
Sponsored By: Senator Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Became Law
Summary
Minimizes contamination risk to breast milk and other infant nourishment during TSA security screening. The law requires the Transportation Security Administration to issue or update hygiene guidance for breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, and juice that are subject to re-screening. The guidance must be developed with nationally recognized maternal health organizations and ensure any additional testing follows those hygiene standards.
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- Families with infants: Parents and caregivers get clearer, standardized rules for handling pumped breast milk, formula, infant water, and juice at security checkpoints, including ice packs and frozen gel packs.
- Security personnel and contractors: TSA screeners and private screening companies must follow the new hygienic procedures and updated re-screening practices. Guidance updates must occur within 90 days of enactment and then every five years if appropriate.
- Oversight and evaluation: The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General must audit compliance and report within one year. The audit must examine how screening technologies affect these items and report the rate they are denied entry into sterile areas.
*Imposes no new appropriations and establishes guidance and an audit requirement without authorizing additional funding.*
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Cleaner TSA screening for infant food
TSA issues guidance within 90 days to cut contamination risk during screening. It covers breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, juice, and cooling packs like ice or gel packs. TSA works with nationally recognized maternal health groups to set hygienic standards. Any extra testing during re-screening must follow these standards. The rules apply to TSA staff and private screeners. TSA reviews or updates the guidance every five years, if needed.
Audit of TSA screening for infant items
The DHS Inspector General must report to Congress within one year of enactment. The audit reviews compliance with the law’s screening rules for infant items. It examines how screening technologies, including bottled liquid scanners, affect checks of breast milk, formula, infant water, juice, and cooling packs. It also reports how often these items are denied entry into the airport sterile area.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 1/27/2025
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/27/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/27/2025
Roll Call Votes
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