H.R. 5109: To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens' access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, to assist individuals in custody of Federal, State, and local prisons in pre-applying or preparing applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards, and to assist individuals requesting an appeal or waiver of preliminary determination of ineligibility, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5109 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Before this bill, individuals in federal, state, and local prisons were unable to apply for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential, known as a TWIC card, until after they had been completely released from custody. Because the application,… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.