House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Expanding Private Airport Security Screening Act
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow airport operators to enter into contracts with qualified private screening companies to carry out the screening of passengers and property at airports, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 30, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8151.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 58, March 27, 2026, Page H2791):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8151, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8151
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Eric Burlison (R-MO), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Chip Roy (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Perry.
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- H.R. 1540 (119th) Falun Gong Protection Act
- H.R. 1342 (119th) Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act
- H.R. 1210 (119th) Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025
- H.R. 3563 (119th) Taiwan PLUS Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.