Senators Cantwell, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Charge TSA With Implementing Temperature Check Technology Nationwide
(World News Russia)

WASHINGTON, D.C.?-?U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish temperature screenings at airport checkpoints to promote safe air travel during the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. The Cantwell-Scott bill will charge the TSA with deploying a temperature check program across the United States by first testing technology in various scenarios before final rollout. Said Senator Maria Cantwell, `Americans deserve all the available tools to fight COVID-19. For workers and the traveling public,...