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H.R. 1344 (113th): Helping Heroes Fly Act

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To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

Sponsor and status

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Tulsi Gabbard

Sponsor. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 3, 2013
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Mar 21, 2013
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 9, 2013

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 9, 2013.

Law
Pub.L. 113-27
Cosponsors

24 Cosponsors (16 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

Source
Congress.gov

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 1367: Helping Heroes Fly Act

Introduced on Jul 25, 2013. 72% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 1403: Helping Heroes Fly Act

Introduced on Jul 31, 2013. 65% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Mar 21, 2013
 
Introduced

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May 21, 2013
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Aug 1, 2013
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Aug 2, 2013
 
House Agreed to Changes

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made.

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Aug 9, 2013
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 1344 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1344. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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