FAST Act

Sponsor: John H. Rutherford (Republican-FL)May 15, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Lets federal law enforcement officers and their young children get free expedited airport screening.

This bill would let federal law enforcement officers get free access to expedited airport security screening through the PreCheck Program. Their children under 12 years old traveling with them would also get this benefit at no cost. This changes current rules by making these groups automatically eligible for faster security lines.

What Would Change

Today, federal law enforcement officers generally pay for and apply to programs like TSA PreCheck if they want expedited airport security screening. After this bill, they would automatically be eligible for free PreCheck, and their children under 12 traveling with them would also qualify.

Key Provisions

Lets federal law enforcement officers get free expedited airport security screening through the PreCheck Program.
Lets children under 12 years old, traveling with a federal law enforcement officer, also get free expedited security screening.
Requires the Administrator (likely TSA) to create new policies and procedures for how this new eligibility would work.
Changes existing federal law to add these new eligibility rules for expedited screening.

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HR 8842 · 119th Congress · May 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

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