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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.