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This bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration to work together on a faster system for giving gate passes and airport access to caregivers, parents, and guardians who need to escort minors or passengers who need help to their flights. The goal is to make it easier for these people to get through airport procedures and accompany travelers all the way to the gate. It also says that people who already qualify for TSA PreCheck could receive up to two gate passes, and those passes would show their status in the same way a ticket would.
- The system must be created within 180 days after the law is signed.
- It is meant for caregivers, parents, and guardians helping minors or passengers who need assistance.
- Up to two gate passes could be given to people who already have TSA PreCheck.
- The gate pass would note the person’s PreCheck status, similar to how it appears on a ticket.
Official Summaries
Fast Lane for Youths Act or the FLY Act
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians who already qualify for the TSA PreCheck program to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights. The TSA PreCheck program expedites traveler screening through participating TSA security checkpoints.
Specifically, the FAA and the TSA must collaborate to establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures for these individuals. The system must ensure that these caregivers, parents, and guardians are provided up to two gate passes.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 321 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 321
To establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access
procedures to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany
minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access
procedures to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany
minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights.
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 ``Fast Lane for Youths Act'' or the
``FLY Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM TO EXPEDITE GATE PASSES AND FLIGHT
ACCESS PROCEDURES TO ALLOW CAREGIVERS, PARENTS, AND
GUARDIANS TO ACCOMPANY MINORS AND PASSENGERS NEEDING
ASSISTANCE TO THEIR FLIGHTS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall
collaborate to establish a system to better expedite gate passes and
flight access procedures to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to
accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights.
Such system shall ensure up to two such gate passes are provided to
such caregivers, parents, and guardians who already qualify for TSA
Pre-Check, and such gate passes note such status in the same manner and
to the same extent as such status would be noted on a ticket issued to
such caregivers, parents, and guardians.
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