Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act passed the House 378 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 110 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Homeland Security Committee
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works: 87 of 3,176 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 63 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 227 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of personsLicensing and registrationsTransportation employees
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th S. 5487 TWICE Act R · Introduced
- 118th H.R. 7223 To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning c D · Introduced