H.R. 5109: Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-03 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

Plain 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 release. Specifically, TSA must develop guidelines to assist individuals in federal, state, and local prisons in (1) pre-applying or preparing an application for a TWIC card; and (2) requesting an appeal or waiver of a preliminary determination of ineligibility for a TWIC card. As background, a TWIC card is required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act for workers who need access to secure areas of U.S. maritime facilities and vessels. TSA conducts a background check to determine a person’s eligibility and issues the credential.

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Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] · 7 cosponsors

Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5109, a bill 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 in (2026-08-19) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5109.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5109 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills