H.R. 5109, the 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…
H.R. 5109 — To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security…
What it does
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop guidelines allowing incarcerated people to begin applying for Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) cards—required for many port and maritime jobs—while still in prison, rather than waiting until after…
Quorum's transparency scan found no buried provisions in 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 ineligibility, and for other purposes..
What happens next
H.R. 5109 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.
Who is behind it
Filed by Troy Carter. Cosponsored by August Pfluger, Bennie Thompson, Clay Higgins and Dan Goldman.