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LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 5109 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Troy A. Carter (D)

Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

Requires TSA to help incarcerated people prepare for and appeal Transportation Worker Identification Credential applications.

Tradeoff

Requires TSA to spend time developing new guidelines for prisoners seeking Transportation Worker Identification Credentials. No additional funding or budget impact is specified.

What's in it

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Costs less than $500,000 over the 2026-2031 period.

The $500,000 is the federal cost to develop TSA guidance and conduct congressional briefing — the policy's real impact is enabling access to the TWIC program for returning citizens and incarcerated individuals who wish to work in secure maritime areas.

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 · Aug 2026

Passed the House by on September 16, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 3, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Homeland Security(Sep 3, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Homeland Security voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 30 - 0(Jun 24, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-827.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 16, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Sep 16, 2026)