HR 559 · 111th Congress · Emergency Management

FAST Redress Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-01-15· Sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2009-02-04)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2009-02-03
Roll #49
Yea 413Nay 3
Democrats
245 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
168 Yea·3 Nay
PassedHouse · 2009-02-03
Roll #49
Yea 413Nay 3
Democrats
245 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
168 Yea·3 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Redress Act of 2009 or the FAST Redress Act of 2009 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish: (1) a timely and fair process for individuals who believe they were delayed or prohibited from boarding a commercial aircraft because they were wrongly identified as a threat when screened against any terrorist watchlist or database used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) or any component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (2) an Office of Appeals and Redress within DHS to implement, coordinate, and execute the process. Requires the process to include the establishment of a method for maintaining and appropriately disseminating a Comprehensive Cleared List of individuals who: (1) were misidentified; (2) completed an appeal and redress request and provided required information to verify their identity; and (3) permit their personally identifiable information to be shared between DHS components. Directs the Secretary to: (1) transmit information necessary to resolve misidentifications, improve administration of the advanced passenger prescreening system, and reduce f…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican