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Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

Introduced Jan 27, 2025

Latest action (Nov 25, 2025) Became Public Law No: 119-41.

Referred to
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Legislative subjects (7)
Aviation and airportsChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth technology, devices, suppliesTransportation safety and security

Summary
  • Requires the Transportation Security Administration Administrator to issue guidance within 90 days (and update every 5 years) on hygienic handling of breast milk, baby formula, infant water, and juice during airport security screening.
  • Requires the guidance to be developed in consultation with nationally recognized maternal health organizations and to establish and ensure adherence to hygienic standards.
  • Applies the hygienic handling requirements to both Transportation Security Administration personnel and private security company personnel providing airport security screening.
  • Requires the guidance to address testing procedures and minimize contamination risk when breast milk, formula, and related items undergo additional or re-screening.
  • Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to audit compliance with hygienic handling requirements within one year and report to Congress.
  • Requires the audit to evaluate the effect of various screening technologies and the rate at which breast milk, formula, and related items are denied entry into secure areas.

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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

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

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Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 820 — Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act · Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HR 6567 — Federal Food Administration Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 8151 — Expanding Private Airport Security Screening Act · Introduced Mar 30, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%
  • S 3422 — Federal Food Administration Act of 2025 · Introduced Dec 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 60%
  • HR 9749 — Protecting America’s Food Supply Act of 2026 · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 59%
  • HR 8429 — Baby Food Safety Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 59%

Text versions (4)
  • Engrossed in Senate · May 14, 2025
  • Reported to Senate · May 6, 2025
  • Introduced in Senate · Jan 27, 2025
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

An Act

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act”.

SEC. 2. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY FORMULA DURING AVIATION SECURITY SCREENING. The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (Public Law 114-293) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: “SEC. 3. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY FORMULA DURING AVIATION SECURITY SCREENING. “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—

“(1) be developed in consultation with nationally recognized maternal health organizations;

“(2) ensure adherence to hygienic standards, as established by the Administrator, in consultation with nationally recognized maternal health organizations;

“(3) 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

“(4) 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. “SEC. 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT. “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).”.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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