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S 260 · enacted · major

Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

What this bill does

  • TSA must issue guidance to prevent contamination of breast milk, formula, and related items during airport security screening.
  • Parents and caregivers traveling with infants and young children are affected by these screening procedures.
  • DHS Inspector General will audit compliance and report findings to Congress.

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    How should TSA balance thorough security screening with minimizing contamination risks to breast milk and formula at airport checkpoints?

  2. 02

    What specific screening procedures or equipment changes would most effectively protect these items without creating security gaps?

  3. 03

    How will the DHS Inspector General's audits measure compliance, and what consequences should follow if airports fail to meet the new contamination-prevention standards?

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Introduced 2025-11-25

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-11-25 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-41.

  2. 2025-11-25 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-41.

  3. 2025-11-25 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2025-11-25 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2025-11-25 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2025-11-25 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2025-11-17 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  8. 2025-11-17 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4688-4689)

  9. 2025-11-17 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4688-4689)

  10. 2025-11-17 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 260.

  11. 2025-11-17 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4688-4690)

  12. 2025-11-17 · house · Floor

    Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  13. 2025-05-15 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  14. 2025-05-15 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  15. 2025-05-15 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  16. 2025-05-14 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2933; text: CR S2933)

  17. 2025-05-14 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  18. 2025-05-06 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.

  19. 2025-05-06 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-19.

  20. 2025-05-06 · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-19.

  21. 2025-02-05 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  22. 2025-01-27 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  23. 2025-01-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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