Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Eric Swalwell (Democratic-CA)

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 161.

Requires TSA to set hygienic rules for handling breast milk and baby formula at airports.

This bill would ensure airport security staff handle breast milk, baby formula, and related items hygienically. It would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to create new rules to prevent contamination. This would affect parents traveling with infants and security personnel.

What Would Change

Today, the law doesn't explicitly require airport security staff to handle breast milk and baby formula hygienically during screening. If this bill passes, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would create and enforce new hygienic standards for these items. An audit would then check if these rules are being followed.

Key Provisions

Requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to create new guidelines for hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula at airports.
Ensures these guidelines would apply to both TSA and private security staff.
Mandates the TSA to consult with maternal health organizations when developing hygienic standards.
Requires the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General to audit compliance with the new hygienic rules within one year.
Directs the audit to also review how screening technologies affect breast milk and formula, and how often these items are denied entry.

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Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

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