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H.R. 5109 Congress 119 session

Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

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.

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

Awaiting a floor vote — last recorded action September 15, 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 725.

Passage likelihood

36% Comparable to other bills at this stage

This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.

What the estimate is based on

  • Historical base rate About 4% of introduced federal bills are enacted.
  • Current stage Scheduled for or awaiting a floor vote.
  • Cosponsors 7 cosponsors.
  • Bipartisan cosponsorship Cosponsors come from 2 parties.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 725.
  2. Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-827.
  3. Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-827.
  4. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 0.
  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Discharged
  7. Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
  8. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  9. Introduced in House
  10. Introduced in House

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