House Passes Bill to Enhance Airport Employee Screening
The House easily passed legislation on Tuesday to beef up the screening up of airport employees and target other insider threats in the aviation sector.
Every single lawmaker voted to approve the bill, which would enhance vetting requirements for workers, overhaul how airports issue security credentials and improve the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) screening operations.
The measure, backed by Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), would also require a study on the cost and feasibility of conducting full employee screening at domestic airports.