Lawmakers Introduce Pilot Program for Temperature Checks at Airports

Lawmakers Introduce Pilot Program for Temperature Checks at Airports
TSA officers inspect airline passengers before they board their flights, at Lambert, St. Louis International Airport in St Louis, Mo., on Oct. 10, 2016. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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Amidst a push to make air travel safer lawmakers have introduced legislation for a pilot program that would check the temperature of travelers as they go through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints.

Reps. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and John Larson (D-Conn.) introduced a bill on Thursday to require TSA to check passengers’ temperatures as they go through screening.

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