TWICE Act
Requires TSA to develop guidelines helping returning citizens and others navigate TWIC credential applications and appeals.
In the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee since Sept. 23, 2026, 13 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 23, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
The TWIC program issues transportation worker identification credentials. The bill would require TSA to develop guidance to help returning citizens and other people navigate access, applications, and appeals. It would also require TSA to brief two congressional committees on implementation.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Develop guidelines to improve access
The TSA Administrator would develop guidelines to improve returning citizens’ access to the TWIC program. Returning citizens are people released from incarceration who are otherwise eligible for the program.
- Help incarcerated people prepare applications
The guidelines would help people who are incarcerated pre-apply or prepare applications for transportation worker identification credentials.
- Help people appeal ineligibility decisions
The guidelines would assist people seeking an appeal or waiver of a preliminary decision that they are ineligible for a credential.
- Brief congressional committees
The TSA Administrator would brief the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about implementation.
The bill identifies access to the TWIC program as the problem it aims to address for returning citizens and others navigating applications or preliminary ineligibility decisions. Its practical effect would be to require TSA to create guidance for those situations.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 23, 2026SENATESEP 23, 2026By Sen. KennedyReferred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- SAME DAYNOWSenate committeeSEP 23, 2026COMMERCE, SCIENCE, & TRANSPORTATION NOWSEP 23, 2026In committee for 13 daysNo hearing yet
- 13 DAYS SO FARPassed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- House committee—HOUSE—
- Passed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- SEP 232026SEP 23, 2026REFERREDRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- SEP 232026SEP 23, 2026INTRODUCEDSENATEIntroduced in Senate
At day 13, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
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