Transportation Security
RECENT ACTIVITY
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June 18, 2020 • Subcommittee Hearing
Climbing Again: Stakeholder Views on Resuming Air Travel in the COVID-19 Era
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April 30, 2020 • Other Events
Coronavirus and Homeland Security Part Two: TSA Employee Protections and Benefits in Response to COVID-19
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March 11, 2020 • Subcommittee Hearing
Securing America’s Transportation and Maritime Systems: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Requests for the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard
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October 29, 2019 • Subcommittee Hearing
One Year Later: Implementation of the TSA Modernization Act
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July 10, 2019 • Full Committee Hearing
About Face: Examining the Department of Homeland Security’s Use of Facial Recognition and Other Biometric Technologies
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June 04, 2019 • Full Committee Hearing
Perspectives on TSA's Policies to Prevent Unlawful Profiling
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May 21, 2019 • Subcommittee Hearing
The TSA Workforce Crisis: A Homeland Security Risk
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April 09, 2019 • Subcommittee Hearing
Securing America’s Transportation and Maritime Systems: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Requests for the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard
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February 26, 2019 • Joint Subcommittee Hearing
Securing U.S. Surface Transportation from Cyber Attacks
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January 24, 2019 • Other Events
CONGRESSIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION ON EFFECTS OF SHUTDOWN ON FRONTLINE HOMELAND SECURITY PERSONNEL
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September 27, 2018 • Subcommittee Hearing
Insider Threats to Aviation Security: Airline and Airport Perspectives
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September 06, 2018 • Joint Subcommittee Hearing
Understanding Cybersecurity Threats to America’s Aviation Sector
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May 17, 2018 • Subcommittee Hearing
Assessing the TSA Checkpoint: The PreCheck Program and Airport Wait Times
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April 12, 2018 • Subcommittee Hearing
Examining the President’s FY 2019 Budget Request for the Transportation Security Administration
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February 27, 2018 • Subcommittee Hearing
The Public Face of TSA: Examining the Agency’s Outreach and Traveler Engagement Efforts
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January 30, 2018 • Joint Subcommittee Hearing
Securing our Surface Transportation Systems: Examining the Department of Homeland Security’s Role in Surface Transportation Technologies
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January 18, 2018 • Subcommittee Hearing
Innovation at TSA: Examining Threat Mitigation Through Technology Acquisitions Reform
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November 28, 2017 • Subcommittee Field Hearing
Securing Public Areas of Transportation Systems: Stakeholder Perspectives
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November 08, 2017 • Full Committee Hearing
Preventing the Next Attack: TSA’s Role in Keeping Our Transportation Systems Secure
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October 03, 2017 • Joint Subcommittee Hearing
Innovations in Security: Examining the Use of Canines
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September 26, 2017 • Subcommittee Hearing
Raising the Standard: DHS's Efforts to Improve Aviation Security Around the Globe
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September 07, 2017 • Markup
Full Committee Markup of HR 2142, 3101, 3551, 3669
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July 26, 2017 • Markup
Full Committee Markup
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July 25, 2017 • Subcommittee Hearing
Securing Air Cargo: Industry Perspectives
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May 03, 2017 • Markup
May 3 Full Committee Markup
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March 08, 2017 • Markup
March 2017 Full Committee Markup
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February 02, 2017 • Subcommittee Hearing
The Future of the Transportation Security Administration
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July 07, 2016 • Joint Subcommittee Hearing
How Pervasive is Misconduct at TSA: Examining Findings from a Joint Subcommittee Investigation
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June 22, 2016 • Subcommittee Hearing
Flying Blind: What are the security risks of resuming U.S. Commercial Air Service to Cuba? Part II
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June 21, 2016 • Subcommittee Field Hearing
Protecting our Passengers: Perspectives on Securing Surface Transportation in New Jersey and New York
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May 26, 2016 • Subcommittee Hearing
Long Lines, Short Patience: Local Perspectives
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May 25, 2016 • Full Committee Hearing
Long Lines, Short Patience: The TSA Airport Screening Experience
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May 17, 2016 • Subcommittee Hearing
Flying Blind: What are the security risks of resuming U.S. Commercial Air Service to Cuba?
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April 28, 2016 • Markup
Markup of H.R. 1887, 4743, 5056
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March 23, 2016 • Markup
March Full Committee Markup
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March 02, 2016 • Subcommittee Hearing
The Transportation Security Administration's FY2017 Budget Request
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January 07, 2016 • Subcommittee Hearing
Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Examining Remaining Challenges
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December 08, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
Examining TSA's Global Efforts to Protect the Homeland from Aviation Threats and Enhance Security at Last Point of Departure Airports
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November 17, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
Assessing TSA's Management and Implementation of the Screening Partnership Program
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October 26, 2015 • Subcommittee Field Hearing
Examining Critical Security Measures, Communications, and Response at our Nation's Airports
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October 08, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
Reform and Improvement: Assessing the Path Forward for the Transportation Security Administration
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September 30, 2015 • Markup
September Full Committee Markup
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September 17, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
Safeguarding our Nation's Surface Transportation Systems Against Evolving Terrorist Threats
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July 29, 2015 • Full Committee Hearing
Aviation Security Challenges: Is TSA ready for the threats of today?
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July 23, 2015 • Markup
Transportation Security Subcommittee Markup
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July 16, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
Examining the Federal Air Marshal Service and Its Readiness to Meet the Evolving Threat
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June 25, 2015 • Markup
June Full Committee Markup
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June 16, 2015 • Markup
Markup of H.R. 2750, H.R. 2770
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June 16, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
How TSA Can Improve Aviation Worker Vetting
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April 30, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
A Review of Access Control Measures at Our Nation's Airports, Part II
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March 25, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
Risk-Based Security: Assessing the Path Forward for TSA PreCheck
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February 03, 2015 • Subcommittee Hearing
A Review of Access Control Measures at Our Nation's Airports
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September 18, 2014 • Subcommittee Hearing
Safeguarding Privacy and Civil Liberties While Keeping our Skies Safe
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July 29, 2014 • Subcommittee Hearing
Examining TSA's Management of the Screening Partnership Program
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June 24, 2014 • Subcommittee Hearing
Utilizing Canine Teams to Detect Explosives and Mitigate Threats
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June 11, 2014 • Markup
June Full Committee Markup
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May 29, 2014 • Subcommittee Hearing
Lessons from the LAX Shooting: Airport and Law Enforcement Perspectives
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May 20, 2014 • Markup
Markup of HR 3202, HR 3488, HR 3846
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March 28, 2014 • Subcommittee Field Hearing
Lessons from the LAX Shooting: Preparing for and Responding to Emergencies at Airports
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January 28, 2014 • Subcommittee Hearing
Examining TSA's Cadre of Criminal Investigators
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November 14, 2013 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA's SPOT Program and Initial Lessons From the LAX Shooting
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October 29, 2013 • Markup
Full Committee Markup
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July 31, 2013 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA Integrity Challenges: Examining Misconduct by Airport Security Personnel
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July 24, 2013 • Markup
Markup of H.R. 1204 & H.R. 2719
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July 17, 2013 • Subcommittee Hearing
Stakeholder Perspectives on TSA Acquisition Reform
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May 08, 2013 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA Procurement Reform: Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Smarter Spending Practices
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April 11, 2013 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA's Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security: Stakeholder Perspectives
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March 14, 2013 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA's Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security
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November 15, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA's Recent Scanner Shuffle: Real Strategy or Wasteful Smokescreen?
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September 11, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Eleven Years After 9/11 Can TSA Evolve To Meet the Next Terrorist Threat?
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August 01, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Breach of Trust: Addressing Misconduct Among TSA Screeners
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July 18, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
A Decade After 9/11 Could American Flight Schools Still Unknowingly Be Training Terrorists?
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July 11, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Has TSA Met the Deadline to Provide Expedited Screening to Military Service Members?
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July 10, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Perspectives on the Future of Transportation Security
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June 19, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Is TSA's Planned Purchase of CAT/BPSS a Wise Use of Taxpayer Dollars?
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June 07, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA's Efforts to Fix Its Poor Customer Service Reputation and Become a Leaner, Smarter Agency
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May 31, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA's Surface Inspection Program: Strengthening Security or Squandering Scant Resources?
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May 16, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Access Control Point Breaches at Our Nation's Airports: Anomalies or Systemic Failures?
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March 28, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Rightsizing TSA Bureaucracy and Workforce Without Compromising Security
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March 28, 2012 • Markup
Markup of HR 2179, HR 2764, HR 3140, HR 3563
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March 07, 2012 • Markup
Markup of H.R. 2179
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February 16, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Last Line of Defense: the Federal Air Marshal Service 10 Years After 9/11
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February 16, 2012 • Subcommittee Hearing
Screening Partnership Program: Why is a Job-Creating, Public- Private Partnership Meeting Resistance at TSA?
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December 08, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
A Review of Passenger Screening Technology at U.S. Airports
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November 03, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth, Part III
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October 13, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth, Part II
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September 22, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
TSA Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth
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September 21, 2011 • Markup
Markup of HRes 255, HR 915, HR 1165, HR 1299, HR 1447, HR 1801
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September 16, 2011 • Subcommittee Field Hearing
Ten Years After 9/11: Assessing Airport Security and Preventing a Future Terrorist Attack
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September 14, 2011 • Markup
Markup of the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011
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July 12, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
Industry Perspectives: Authorizing the Transportation Security Administration for FY 2012 and 2013
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June 02, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
Authorizing the Transportation Security Administration for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013
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May 12, 2011 • Markup
Markup of HR 1690, HR 1801, HR 1165
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May 04, 2011 • Full Committee Hearing
Securing Our Nation's Mass Transit Systems Against a Terrorist Attack
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April 07, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
Strengthening International Cooperation on Aviation Security
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March 09, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
Securing Air Commerce from the Threat of Terrorism
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February 10, 2011 • Subcommittee Hearing
Terrorism and Transportation Security
RECENT NEWS
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July 06, 2020 • Correspondence
Thompson and Correa Call on TSA to Make Masks Mandatory
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July 02, 2020 • Press Release
Chairman Thompson Statement on the Administration’s ‘Runway to Recovery’ Aviation Plan
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June 17, 2020 • Correspondence
Chairman Thompson Writes DHS on Temperature Check Plan
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May 21, 2020 • Correspondence
Chairman Thompson Writes Pompeo, Wolf Demanding They Halt Joint Saudi Security Programs After Pensacola Attacker’s Al Qaeda Ties Uncovered Revealing Vetting Concerns
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May 15, 2020 • Press Release
Thompson Statement on Reports TSA to Check Passenger Temperatures
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May 09, 2020 • Correspondence
Homeland Security, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Leaders Urge DOT & DHS Establish an Aviation Working Group to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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May 01, 2020 • Legislation
Correa, Titus, Payne, Demings Introduce Legislation to Address Coronavirus and its Impact on TSA’s Workforce
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April 29, 2020 • Media Advisory
Reps. Correa, Titus, Demings to Hold a Virtual Forum with AFGE President Kelley on COVID-19 and the TSA Workforce
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March 20, 2020 • Correspondence
Homeland Democrats Write TSA on Coronavirus Contingency Plans for Its Workforce, Flying Public
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March 16, 2020 • Press Release
Chairs Thompson, DeFazio and Correa Call for DHS to Delay the REAL ID Act Implementation Deadline
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March 05, 2020 • Legislation
House Passes Thompson Bill to Improve TSA Frontline Workforce
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January 29, 2020 • Legislation
Thompson Bill to Improve TSA Frontline Workforce Approved by Committee
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October 23, 2019 • Press Release
Chairman Cummings’ Aviation Security Bill Approved by Homeland Security Committee
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May 03, 2019 • Correspondence
Homeland Security Democrats Urge TSA to Continue to Allow Collective Bargaining for its Frontline Workforce
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February 13, 2019 • Press Release
Chairmen DeFazio, Thompson Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Funding for TSA and Its Workforce
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February 12, 2019 • Press Release
Chairs Thompson and Lowey Introduce Bill to Improve TSA Frontline Workforce
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January 25, 2019 • Press Release
Chairman Thompson Statement on the Trump Shutdown’s Homeland Security Impact
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January 25, 2019 • Press Release
Chairman Thompson Statement on President Trump Ending His Shutdown
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January 23, 2019 • Media Advisory
Congressional Panel Discussion on Effects of Shutdown on Frontline Homeland Security Personnel
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January 14, 2019 • Press Release
Chairman Thompson: Trump Shutdown to Blame for Airport Lines
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January 11, 2019 • Correspondence
DeFazio, Thompson Urge TSA Administrator to Provide Financial Relief for Transportation Security Officers
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January 08, 2019 • Press Release
Ten Questions for DHS on the Trump Shutdown
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January 07, 2019 • Correspondence
Chairman Thompson Inquires on Shutdown Effects on TSA
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September 26, 2018 • Press Release
Thompson Highlights Democratic Provisions in FAA Reauthorization
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September 05, 2018 • Press Release
Thompson Statement on News TSA Will Re-open Air Cargo Security Division
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August 20, 2018 • Correspondence
Thompson, Watson Coleman, Demings Call for Investigation Into Reports Federal Air Marshals Were Directed to Racially Discriminate
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August 02, 2018 • Press Release
Reps. Thompson, DeFazio Urge TSA to Continue Passenger Screenings at Small Airports
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July 31, 2018 • Correspondence
Thompson Writes DHS on Homeland Security Implications of 3D Printed Gun Blueprints Published Online
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July 31, 2018 • Correspondence
Thompson, Watson Coleman Inquire on Air Marshal Intelligence Program
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December 12, 2017 • Correspondence
Thompson, Watson Coleman: After NYC Attack TSA Must Focus on Overdue Security Mandates
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November 28, 2017 • Legislation
Rep. Watson Coleman Announces Legislation to Enhance Security of Surface Transportation Assets
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November 08, 2017 • Press Release
Thompson, Watson Coleman, Keating Agree with TSA Administrator: Agency Needs More Resources
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November 02, 2017 • Legislation
Thompson Introduces Air Cargo Security Legislation
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July 21, 2017 • Press Release
Report: TSA Unable to Scientifically Validate Behavior Detection Program
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June 28, 2017 • Press Release
Thompson Statement on New Aviation Security Measures
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May 03, 2017 • Legislation
Thompson, Lowey Introduce Bill to Improve TSA Frontline Workforce
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July 14, 2016 • Press Release
TSA Behavior Detection Program Still Flawed, Unproven
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July 11, 2016 • Press Release
Thompson Statement Opposing FAA Extension
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May 27, 2016 • Press Release
Bipartisan Bill to Ease Congestion at TSA Screening Checkpoints
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May 25, 2016 • Press Release
Ranking Member Thompson Hearing Statement on TSA Lines
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April 22, 2016 • Correspondence
TSA Must Address Airport Security Checkpoint Delays
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February 09, 2016 • Legislation
Thompson, Lowey Introduce Bill to Grant Rights to the TSA Frontline Workforce
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July 29, 2015 • Press Release
TSA: Managed Inclusion to Be Phased Out
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July 29, 2015 • Press Release
Thompson Hearing Statement - Aviation Security Challenged: Is TSA Ready for the Threats of Today?
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July 28, 2015 • Legislation
Bipartisan Legislation Passes House to Address TSA Expedited Screening Vulnerabilities
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June 22, 2015 • Press Release
Thompson on TSA Administrator Confirmation
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June 02, 2015 • Press Release
Permanent Administrator Needed at TSA
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June 01, 2015 • Press Release
Thompson Statement on TSA Covert Testing Reports
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May 11, 2015 • Press Release
Deficient TSA Maintenance Program Could Lead to Delays & Security Gaps
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April 30, 2015 • Legislation
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Address Vulnerabilities in TSA Expedited Screening
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April 28, 2015 • Press Release
Thompson Statement on TSA Administrator Nomination