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HR 820 Advanced toward a vote

Requires the Transportation Security Administration to issue and update guidance that reduces contamination risk for breast milk, baby formula, and related items when they are re-screened at airport security, and requires an Inspector General audit of compliance.

Official title: Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
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House
Introduced 28-JAN-2025
Referred 28-JAN-2025
Approved by committee 09-APR-2025
Reported 10-JUL-2025
On the calendar 10-JUL-2025
Key points
  • Requires the TSA Administrator to issue or update guidance within 90 days of enactment and every five years after, if appropriate, to minimize contamination risk for breast milk, baby formula, infant water, juice, and cooling packs that are re-screened or additionally screened.
  • Requires the guidance to be developed with nationally recognized maternal health organizations, to follow hygienic standards, and to apply those standards to any additional testing.
  • Applies the guidance to TSA screening personnel and to private security companies providing screening under 49 U.S.C. 44920.
  • Directs the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to audit compliance within one year and report on how screening technologies, including bottled liquid scanners, affect these items and how often they are denied entry to the sterile area.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (28-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 10-JUL-2025).

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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Cosponsors · 26
■ 21 D■ 5 R