H.R. 5109 · 119th Congress
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act
Introduced on Sep 3, 2025 by Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2). 7 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Stage
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- Sep 3, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 7
- 4 from the other party
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- Reported by committee
- Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
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.
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Detention of persons
- Licensing and registrations
- Transportation employees
Summary
By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Sep 3, 2025). Public domain.
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.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 3
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2signed on Oct 3, 2025
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10signed on May 15, 2026
- Lizzie FletcherD-TX-7signed on Jun 30, 2026
Republicans · 4
- Clay HigginsR-LA-3original
- Mike EzellR-MS-4signed on Oct 3, 2025
- Morgan LuttrellR-TX-8signed on May 12, 2026
- August PflugerR-TX-11signed on Jun 30, 2026
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.
- Sep 3, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 3, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Sep 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Jun 24, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged
- Jun 24, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 24, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
- Sep 15, 2026Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-827.
- Sep 15, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-827.
- Sep 15, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 725.
- Sep 16, 2026 · HouseMr. Van Epps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 16, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5896-5898)
- Sep 16, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5109.
- Sep 16, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 16, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5896)
- Sep 16, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 16, 2026 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 16, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Transportation
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Surface Transportation Board
Who lobbied on it
Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.
- Prison Fellowship Ministries8 reports$230K reported (all issues)
- CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC.5 reports
- AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.4 reports$2.5M reported (all issues)
- Refined Technologies4 reports$120K reported (all issues)
- NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION2 reports$350K reported (all issues)
- Seafarers International Union of N.A. - AGLIW1 report$30K reported (all issues)
Reports filed in 2025, 2026.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.