The Ombuds Blog: Texas Representative Renews Call for Upgraded TSA Ombuds Program

January 12, 2015

Texas Representative Renews Call for Upgraded TSA Ombuds Program

On the first day of the new Congress, U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) sponsored two new bills relating to Ombuds programs within the Transportation Security Administration. HR 80 would allocate funds for a revised and expanded TSA Organizational Ombudsman program. HR 81 would create an Ombudsman for the Federal Air Marshall Service.

Rep. Jackson has introduced very similar bills at least twice before. Both bills were referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (Sunlight Foundation: HR 80, HR 81.)

Related posts: Inspector General Recommends Realignment of TSA Ombuds Program; TSA Ombuds Surveys Visitor Satisfaction; House Bill Could Revise TSA Ombuds Program; Federal Trial Court Holds That TSA Ombuds is Not Agent for Notice; House Bill Would Create Ombuds for Air Marshals; Legislator Introduces Second Ombuds Bill.

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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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