The bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to set up a two-year pilot program at a minimum of five airports testing alternative security screening lanes for travelers flying with children age 12 and under, aiming to make the screening process faster and easier for families. Airports with a high volume of family travelers and enough space and staff will be prioritized for the program. Notably, the bill exempts TSA from having to follow the usual rulemaking steps when creating these new lanes, including public notice-and-comment procedures under the Administrative Procedure Act, congressional review under the Congressional Review Act, and information-collection review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. TSA must brief relevant House and Senate committees on how the pilot is going within one year of enactment, and the program automatically ends after two years unless Congress acts again. Families with young children flying through the participating airports are the main group affected.
Transparency & Accountability
- Rulemaking oversight — APA, Congressional Review Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act steps waived for the pilot
- Briefing requirement — TSA must brief Homeland Security and Commerce committees within one year
- Program sunset — Pilot required to end after two years absent new congressional action
Congressional Summary
Improving Travel for American Families ActThis bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a pilot program to implement alternative security screenings for passengers traveling with children who are 12 years old and younger. Specifically, TSA must implement alternative security screening lanes and security screening approaches for passengers traveling with children in order to support and facilitate the ease of travel for these passengers.TSA must implement the pilot program at a minimum of five airports, with priority given to airports that have a high volume of passengers traveling with children.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-05-19
- Date Added
- 2026-07-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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