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By: Capriglione H.R. No. 1215
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Transportation Security Administration
currently excludes concealed handgun licenses (CHL) from its list
of valid forms of identification, causing an inconvenience for the
agency as well as for many travelers; and
WHEREAS, Acquiring a CHL from the Texas Department of Public
Safety is a rigorous procedure that requires applicants to submit
to a criminal history background check and provide a valid driver's
license or identification card and residential and employment
information; these measures ensure that CHL holders are law-abiding
citizens whose identities have been verified; and
WHEREAS, A CHL is such a trusted proof of identification that
it is accepted for voter registration and many other governmental
processes; and
WHEREAS, Permitting the use of CHLs as valid forms of
identification would help advance the TSA's mission of safeguarding
our national transportation system and protecting the American
public; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby urge the Congress of the United States to
instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept
concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the Texas House of
Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the
president of the United States, to the president of the Senate and
the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States
Congress, to the administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration, and to all members of the Texas delegation to
Congress with the request that this resolution be entered in the
Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United
States of America.