Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1140) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Official summary

Version 53 · Passed House · Mar 4, 2020

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 1140 (Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2019).

It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 5, 2020, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for FY2020.

The resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through such legislative day, on the same day it is presented to the House, relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for FY2020.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] · D–PA

Committees

Rules Committee

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Actions

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Mar 4, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 4, 2020
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 192 (Roll no. 84). (text: CR H1477-1478)
House roll call 84 · Individual votes
Mar 4, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 192 (Roll no. 84).
House roll call 84 · Individual votes
Mar 4, 2020
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 194 (Roll no. 83). (consideration: CR H1483-1484)
House roll call 83 · Individual votes
Mar 4, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 877.
Mar 4, 2020
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1477-1484)
Mar 2, 2020
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 75.
Mar 2, 2020
The resolution provides that is shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 5, 2020, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2020.
Mar 2, 2020
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-411, by Ms. Scanlon.
Mar 2, 2020
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-411, by Ms. Scanlon.
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced in House

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Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 1140 · Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020

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Discuss H.Res.877, 116th Congress: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1140) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/877

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2020-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres877/BILLS-116hres877eh.htm

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Discuss H.Res.877, 116th Congress: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1140) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/877

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2020-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres877/BILLS-116hres877eh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:15:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.877, 116th Congress: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1140) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/877

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2020-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres877/BILLS-116hres877eh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:15:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.877, 116th Congress: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1140) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/877

Text version to examine: Engrossed in House · 2020-03-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres877/BILLS-116hres877eh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:15:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.877 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.