TSA can test faster airport lines for families with young kids

What it does

The bill lets the TSA run a test for two years. Some busy airports can have faster security screening for families. Children must be 12 and under. All safety checks stay the same. The TSA must tell Congress after 270 days.

Who it affects

Families with young children get faster screening at some airports. The TSA must pick which airports join the test.

One thing to notice

The bill does not say which airports will be picked or how the TSA will choose them.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

• May 19, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• May 19, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required)…”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

4 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 4 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $3,427,301 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 38 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 72% of bills with any report.

Ryan Mackenzie, who sponsored the bill, received $1,034,617 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Delta Air Lines Inc — $1,460,000 in 1 report
• American Association of Airport Executives — $1,172,100 in 1 report
• Airports Council International -- North America — $775,201 in 1 report
• Rhode Island Airport Corporation — $20,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• security screening — The checks travelers go through at airports to keep flights safe
• TSA — The agency that runs airport security screening for all travelers
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.