S. 260 · 119th Congress

Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

Introduced on Jan 27, 2025 by Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-41.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-41
Introduced
Jan 27, 2025
Cosponsors
3
2 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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • Child health
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Transportation safety and security

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Jan 27, 2025). Public domain.

Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration to issue or update guidance to minimize the risk for contamination of breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, juice, and related products that are subject to re-screening or additional screening, including by ensuring adherence to hygienic standards. Related products include ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs, and other accessories required to cool breast milk, baby formula, and juice.

In addition, the bill directs the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General to audit compliance with these requirements and submit a report to Congress.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Tammy DuckworthD-ILSponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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. Jan 27, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 27, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Feb 5, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. May 6, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-19.
  5. May 6, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-19.
  6. May 6, 2025 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
  7. May 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. May 14, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2933; text: CR S2933)
  9. May 15, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. May 15, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. May 15, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseMr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4688-4690)
  14. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 260.
  15. Nov 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4688-4689)
  16. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4688-4689)
  17. Nov 17, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Nov 25, 2025Presented to President.
  19. Nov 25, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Nov 25, 2025Signed by President.
  21. Nov 25, 2025Signed by President.
  22. Nov 25, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-41.
  23. Nov 25, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-41.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists1 report
    $660K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.