TSA creates help for trafficking survivors to fly without ID
H.R. 10368 — Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act of 2026 · Filed by Susie Lee (D-NV) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a new job at big airports. This person helps trafficking survivors board planes without government ID. TSA workers in this role will work with nonprofits. They help survivors get through security and waive fees. The goal is to remove barriers to air travel.
Who it affects
Trafficking survivors gain a way to fly that did not exist before. The bill removes ID rules and fees that blocked survivors.
One thing to notice
The bill uses existing TSA workers, not new hires. Help may be limited at busy airports. Nonprofits must register 30 days ahead. This may leave out survivors working with informal groups.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- trafficking survivors — People who have been forced into labor or sex work and escaped.
- TSA — The Transportation Security Administration, which runs airport security.
- nonprofits — Groups that help people and do not make money for owners.
- waive — To skip or not charge a fee that is normally required.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,608 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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