H.R. 3061 · 118th Congress

Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2023

Introduced on May 2, 2023 by Nick LaLota (R-NY-1). 4 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (May 2, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 2, 2023
Cosponsors
4
1 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund in the Department of Homeland Security to fund investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • Government trust funds
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Transportation programs funding
  • Transportation safety and security

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 2, 2023). Public domain.

Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2023

This bill establishes the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to fund the procurement, deployment, and sustainment of aviation security checkpoint technology. The TSA must fund this program using airport passenger security fees that are currently collected by the TSA.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Nick LaLotaR-NY-1Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 2, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 2, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 2, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  4. May 2, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES5 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES INC$12.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. SMITHS DETECTION INC.5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SMITHS DETECTION INC.$152.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  3. SMITHS GROUP SERVICES CORP5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  4. AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.