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The bill offers targeted, short-term relief for families by creating expedited security lanes at busy airports and improving TSA flexibility, but it risks confusion from vetting rules, potential longer waits for other travelers if staffing is reallocated, and only provides limited, temporary coverage.
Parents and guardians traveling with children 12 and under at selected high-volume airports will have access to expedited security lanes, reducing wait times for families during travel.
Local TSA managers can reallocate lanes and staff during the pilot to match passenger volumes, improving operational flexibility and potentially increasing overall throughput.
Congress will receive a briefing within 270 days on the pilot's implementation and effects, creating a mechanism for oversight and transparency.
Families may be denied expedited lane access if any participating passenger does not clear Secure Flight vetting, causing confusion, last-minute delays, or separation at security.
If staffing is insufficient, dedicating TSA staff time to family lanes could reduce capacity in other lanes and increase wait times for other travelers.
Requiring an eligible boarding pass to enter family lanes prevents flexible, ad-hoc family grouping at security and could exclude some families who are traveling together but have different ticketing situations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes a TSA pilot to expedite security screening for adults traveling with children 12 and under at selected airports for up to two years.
Authorizes the TSA Administrator to run a pilot program at selected airports to let adult passengers traveling with children aged 12 and under access expedited security screening lanes when doing so does not compromise security. The pilot must follow existing Secure Flight vetting rules, cannot admit passengers without eligible boarding passes into PreCheck or other expedited lanes, be limited to two years once established, and include a briefing to specified congressional committees within 270 days of starting.
Official title: To improve travel for American families, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 19, 2026 by Ryan Mackenzie · Last progress July 14, 2026