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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Transportation Security Administration |
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currently excludes concealed handgun licenses (CHL) from its list |
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of valid forms of identification, causing an inconvenience for the |
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agency as well as for many travelers; and |
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WHEREAS, Acquiring a CHL from the Texas Department of Public |
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Safety is a rigorous procedure that requires applicants to submit |
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to a criminal history background check and provide a valid driver's |
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license or identification card and residential and employment |
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information; these measures ensure that CHL holders are law-abiding |
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citizens whose identities have been verified; and |
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WHEREAS, A CHL is such a trusted proof of identification that |
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it is accepted for voter registration and many other governmental |
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processes; and |
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WHEREAS, Permitting the use of CHLs as valid forms of |
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identification would help advance the TSA's mission of safeguarding |
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our national transportation system and protecting the American |
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public; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby urge the Congress of the United States to |
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instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept |
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concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the Texas House of |
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Representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the |
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president of the United States, to the president of the Senate and |
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the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States |
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Congress, to the administrator of the Transportation Security |
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Administration, and to all members of the Texas delegation to |
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Congress with the request that this resolution be entered in the |
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Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the United |
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States of America. |