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Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

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This Act may be cited as the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act.
The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (Public Law 114–293) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section and every five years thereafter, if appropriate, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall issue or update, as the case may be, guidance to minimize the risk for contamination of any breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (as well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs and other accessories required to cool breast milk, baby formula, and juice) that is subject to re-screening or otherwise subject to additional screening. Such guidance shall—
be developed in consultation with nationally recognized maternal health organizations;
ensure adherence to hygienic standards, as established by the Administrator, in consultation with nationally recognized maternal health organizations;
ensure that, when any such re-screening or additional screening requires additional testing, such testing so adheres to such standards, to so minimize such risk; and
apply to security screening personnel of the Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening pursuant to section 44920 of title 49, United States Code.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing an audit of compliance with the requirements of sections 2 and 3. Such audit shall also include information relating to the effect of various types of screening technologies, including bottled liquid scanners, on the screening of breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (as well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs and other accessories required to cool breast milk, baby formula, and juice) that is subject to re-screening or otherwise subject to additional screening, and the rate at which such items are denied entry into the sterile area (as such term is defined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations).

Legislative Timeline

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