H.R. 8049

119 HR 8049 IH: End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8049  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 24, 2026   Mrs. Hinson  (for herself and  Mrs. Harshbarger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security    A BILL
To prohibit preferential screening for Members of Congress at airports, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act of 2026  .
2.
Definitions
In this Act—
(1)
Administrator
The term  Administrator  means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
(2)
Member of Congress
The term  Member of Congress  has the meaning given that term in section 13101 of title 5, United States Code.
(3)
Screening location
The term  screening location  has the meaning given that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4)
Trusted Traveler Program
The term  Trusted Traveler Program  means any of the following:
(A)
Global Entry.
(B)
The PreCheck Program.
(C)
SENTRI.
(D)
NEXUS.
(E)
Any other United States Government program that issues a unique identifier, such as a known traveler number, that the Transportation Security Administration accepts as validating that the individual holding such identifier is a member of a known low-risk population.
(F)
Any other program implemented by the Transportation Security Administration under section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act ( 49 U.S.C. 114  note;  Public Law 107–71 ).
3.
Requirement for standard security screening
(a)
In general
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Transportation Security Administration shall be used to provide or facilitate the provision of a Member of Congress with expedited or preferential access to or through security screenings required pursuant to section 44901 of title 49, United States Code.
(b)
No expedited access
A Member of Congress shall not—
(1)
be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage screening procedures of the Transportation Security Administration; or
(2)
receive priority or expedited access to a screening location on the basis of the official position of such Member of Congress.
4.
Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act shall be construed—
(1)
to limit the authority of the Transportation Security Administration to implement risk-based security programs available to the general public; or
(2)
to prohibit Members of Congress from participating in a publicly available Trusted Traveler Program, provided such participation is not based on the official positions of such Members of Congress.
5.
Enforcement
(a)
Policy Implementation
The Administrator shall update policies and procedures as necessary to ensure compliance with this Act.
(b)
Report
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of, and compliance with, this Act.