Improving Travel for American Families Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8897 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8897

    To improve travel for American families, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2026

 Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Mrs. Foushee) introduced the following
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

    To improve travel for American families, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Travel for American
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING TRAVEL FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(including any such provisions applicable to issuance of regulations,
such as chapters 5 and 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known
as the ``Administrative Procedure Act'' and the ``Congressional Review
Act''), and chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known
as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'')), the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration (in this section referred to as
the ``Administrator''), shall establish a pilot program, to be carried
out at a minimum of five airports, to implement alternative security
screening lanes and security screening approaches for passengers and
accompanying child passengers twelve years of age and under to support
and facilitate the ease of travel for such passengers and such child
passengers.
    (b) Selection of Airports.--In selecting airports for the pilot
program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
            (1) give priority to an airport the Administrator
        determines to have a high volume of passengers traveling with
        accompanying child passengers;
            (2) consider airports with adequate space to accommodate
        additional or larger security screening lanes and sufficient
        personnel to aid passengers and accompanying child passengers
        twelve years of age and under while maintaining adequate
        staffing of other security screening lanes; and
            (3) use any other consideration the Administrator
        determines necessary.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing on the
pilot program under subsection (a).
    (d) Sunset.--The Administrator shall carry out the pilot program
under subsection (a) for a period of two years.
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