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S4478FEDERALIN_COMMITTEE

The SAFE Act: Restricting Airport Access for Certain Foreign Representatives

Original title: SAFE Act

June 5, 2024

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently IN_COMMITTEE. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

If passed, this law would grant the TSA Administrator authority to deny airport security credentials to individuals acting on behalf of nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism, potentially impacting international diplomatic or commercial access to airport infrastructure.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Transportation Security Administration

The agency is tasked with enforcing the new prohibition on airport access for specified individuals.

Foreign government representatives

Individuals acting on behalf of designated state sponsors of terrorism would be prohibited from accessing specific airport zones.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Background

  • Mr. Rubio is a U.S. Senator representing Florida. context
  • The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate with jurisdiction over transportation and aviation policy. context

Summary

This bill would prohibit representatives of countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism from accessing restricted areas of U.S. airports. It specifically targets areas like secured zones, s, and air cargo facilities.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which airport areas would be off-limits under this bill?
The bill restricts access to s, Security Identification Display Areas (SIDA), s, and air cargo areas.
Who would be barred from these areas?
Representatives or individuals acting on behalf of countries that the Secretary of State has identified as state sponsors of terrorism within the last three years.

Why It Matters

If passed, this law would grant the TSA Administrator authority to deny airport security credentials to individuals acting on behalf of nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism, potentially impacting international diplomatic or commercial access to airport infrastructure.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Expansion of TSA Authority

The bill explicitly grants the TSA Administrator authority to override existing laws to enforce these specific access restrictions.

Connected Entities

organizationTransportation Security AdministrationAdministrator has the authority to restrict accessMap →
personMr. RubioIntroduced the billMap →
othertitle 49, United States CodeAmended by the billMap →
personSecretary of StateDetermines countries that support international terrorismMap →
dateJune 5, 2024Date the bill was introducedMap →
bill_numberS. 4478Bill numberMap →
personMr. Scott of FloridaCo-sponsored the billMap →

Analysis Score

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  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy55
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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