Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-09-03
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act” Read the full text
Transportation and Public Works
What it does
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 area
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-09-03
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-09-16
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textas published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
8
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSvia AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
4 filingsPRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESvia THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC
4 filingsREFINED TECHNOLOGIESvia AQUIA GROUP, LLC
4 filingsASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIESvia ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
2 filingsCENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC.via STRATEGIES 360
2 filingsNATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
2 filingsCENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC.via CAPITOL VIEW PARTNERS
1 filingSEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIWvia SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW
1 filingFrom 20 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2026-09-16).