Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Los Angeles City Council urges federal action to standardize airport screening, backs federalized screeners
Summary
The City Council voted to back federal legislation calling for screening of all checked baggage, federal oversight or federalization of passenger-screening workers and rapid deployment of federal checkpoint supervisors following the Sept. 11 attacks.
The Los Angeles City Council on Nov. 2 voted to urge Congress and the White House to adopt federal standards for airport screening, including mandatory screening of all checked domestic baggage and federal oversight — up to federal employment — of passenger-screening personnel.
The measure, backed by Councilmember Richard Weiss and moved by Councilmember Nate Holden, says the council supports the Senate approach that would federalize screening personnel but also asks federal lawmakers to provide funding for security upgrades, including trials of facial-recognition and related technologies at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and for rapid deployment of federal checkpoint supervisors while longer-term changes are implemented.
The motion’s supporters said the vote was prompted by…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
