Strengthening Enforcement and Criminalizing Unlawful Records Enabling Flights Act
Summary
Strengthening Enforcement and Criminalizing Unlawful Records Enabling Flights Act or the SECURE Flights Act This bill prohibits the use of warrants and other documents issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as proof of identification at airport security checkpoints unless the individual is leaving the United States pursuant to immigration laws. If an individual uses prohibited documents as a proof of identification, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must (1) inform ICE and local law enforcement to determine whether the individual is in violation of any term of release, and (2) collect the individual's biometric information unless the TSA can verify the individual is a U.S. national. The TSA must also submit the biometric information to a national biometric identification system.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 3, 2022
Last action Feb 4, 2022
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Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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State
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Lance Gooden
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Bob Gibbs
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Darrell Issa
RRepublican
Co
David B. McKinley
RRepublican
Co
Diana Harshbarger
RRepublican
Co
Jake Ellzey
RRepublican
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
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