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HR4940Referred to Committee

AIRFARE Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-08-08
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

W. Gregory Steube
W. Gregory Steube
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 90.5% (587 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001214

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-09-10
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)· 2025-10-21
  • Derek Tran (D-CA-45)· 2026-01-07

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

2025-08-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Homeland SecurityReferred To · 2025-08-08

Previously

  • Homeland Security CommitteeReferred To · 2025-08-08

Plain-English Summary

Accommodating Individuals Requesting Familial Assistance in Riding Efficiently Act or the AIRFARE Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights. Specifically, the TSA must establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures for these individuals. The system must ensure that air carriers may offer up to two gate passes to caregivers, parents, and guardians who are accompanying a minor or a passenger needing assistance to a departing flight; and these individuals may apply their existing TSA PreCheck privileges to such gate passes. The TSA PreCheck program expedites traveler screening through participating TSA security checkpoints.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Transportation and Public Works
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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