After appearing to lose on a voice vote, the amendment to H.R. 2200 – Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act banning the use of whole-body scanners as primary screening devices has passed the House of Representatives.
The voice vote was inconclusive and an actual vote count was ordered. The final tally was 310 for the amendment and 118 against.
Interestingly, the results of our unscientific poll yesterday resulted in almost the same percentage of those who felt uncomfortable with the whole-body screeners as voted yea for the amendment.
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
