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Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

119th CongressIntroduced September 3, 2025Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]· LA-02
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
September 16, 2026

Summary

This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop guidelines to improve access to a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for prisoners prior to their

Committees

  • PrimaryCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
  • AlsoHomeland Security Committee

CRS subjects

Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of persons

Action history

  1. September 3, 2025Introduced in House
  2. September 3, 2025Introduced in House
  3. September 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  4. September 4, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
  5. June 24, 2026Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged
  6. June 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. June 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
  8. September 15, 2026Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-827.
  9. September 15, 2026Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-827.
  10. September 15, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 725.
  11. September 16, 2026Mr. Van Epps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. September 16, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5896-5898)
  13. September 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5109.
  14. September 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  15. September 16, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5896)
  16. September 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. September 16, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  18. September 16, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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