To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens' access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, to assist individuals in custody of Federal, State, and local prisons in pre-applying or preparing applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards, and to assist individuals requesting an appeal or waiver of preliminary determination of ineligibility, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
Introduced
Summary
Improve returning citizens' access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The bill would require the Transportation Security Administration to create guidelines to help people leaving custody get TWIC cards and navigate appeals.
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- People in federal, state, and local prisons: Guidance must help them pre-apply or prepare TWIC applications while still in custody.
- Applicants found preliminarily ineligible: Guidance must assist people seeking an appeal or a waiver after a preliminary ineligibility decision.
- TSA and Congress: TSA must brief Congress on improvements within one year, and the House clerk must transmit the Act to specified congressional committees, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the TSA Administrator, and presiding officers of both chambers.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Help getting port worker ID cards
If enacted, TSA would write guidelines to make it easier for returning citizens to get a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card. The guidance would help people in Federal, State, or local custody pre-apply or prepare applications. It would also help applicants appeal or ask for a waiver after a preliminary ineligibility. TSA would brief Congress on access improvements within 1 year after enactment. This could make it easier to qualify for jobs that require this ID.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Roll Call Votes
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