Search Results: keywords:"security checks"

  • H. R. 7365 — To provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:1,244

    H.R. 7365, also known as the “Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act,” aims to offer the PreCheck Program for free to veterans who are severely injured or disabled, provided they pass the necessary security checks. This includes veterans who have lost limbs, are...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to help certain veterans who got hurt really badly while serving, by letting them skip some of the long lines at the airport for free, so they can travel more easily. The government will need to make sure the right veterans know about this help and check that they are safe to skip the lines.

  • H. R. 6904 — To direct the Secretary of State to further surge capacity to better support special immigrant visa applicants who are nationals of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:402

    H.R. 6904, also known as the “Support Our Afghan Partners Act of 2023,” aims to boost support for Afghan nationals who assisted the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and now face threats from the Taliban. The bill directs the Secretary of State to increase capacity to better support Afghan special...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill is trying to help people from Afghanistan who helped the USA when they were in trouble there. It wants to make it easier and faster for them to come to America safely by having more helpers to process their special visas.