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Union Calendar No. 332 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5969 

[Report No. 118–403, Part I] 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to revise certain regulations 

to permit certain children to accompany their parents or legal guardians 

through Global Entry airport lanes, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 17, 2023 

Mr. LUTTRELL introduced the following bill 

OCTOBER 25, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 

Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MARCH 1, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GREEN of Tennessee and Mr. IVEY

MARCH 1, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MARCH 1, 2024 

Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 17, 2023] 


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•HR 5969 RH

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to revise certain regulations to permit certain children to accompany 

their parents or legal guardians through Global Entry 

airport lanes, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Travel for 

5 Families Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL ENTRY TO CERTAIN CHIL7 DREN. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu9 rity shall revise section 235.12 of title 8, Code of Federal 

10 Regulations, to permit a child who is 10 years old or young11 er who is not a member of Global Entry in accordance with 

12 such section and who is traveling with such child’s parent 

13 or legal guardian who is a member of Global Entry in ac14 cordance with such section to accompany such parent or 

15 legal guardian through a Global Entry lane upon arrival 

16 at an international airport in the United States. 

17 (b) APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary of Homeland Se18 curity shall take such actions as may be necessary to permit 

19 a parent or legal guardian of up to four children described 

20 in subsection (a) who is applying for membership in Global 

21 Entry on behalf of such children to schedule a single ap22 pointment for an interview relating to such membership for 

23 all such children. 


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Union Calendar No. 332 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5969 

[Report No. 118–403, Part I] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to repurposes. through Global Entry airport lanes, and for other to accompany their parents or legal guardians vise certain regulations to permit certain children 

MARCH 1, 2024 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 

with an amendment 

MARCH 1, 2024 

Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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