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H.R. 8641·FederalIn CommitteeCivil Rights

Protecting Passengers from Discrimination Act

Sponsored by Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)Introduced April 30, 2026Read full text ↗

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8641

To require GAO to conduct annual assessments to determine the extent to which TSAs passenger security screening practices comply with TSA non- discrimination policies to identify any needed actions to improve compliance, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2026

Mr. Thanedar (for himself and Mr. Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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A BILL

To require GAO to conduct annual assessments to determine the extent to which TSAs passenger security screening practices comply with TSA non- discrimination policies to identify any needed actions to improve compliance, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Passengers from Discrimination Act''.

SEC. 2. GAO ASSESSMENTS OF TSA COMPLIANCE WITH NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES DURING PASSENGER SECURITY SCREENINGS.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation an assessment of the extent to which passenger security screening practices of the Transportation Security Administration comply with non-discrimination policies of the Administration in order to identify any needed actions to improve such compliance. <all>

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