FLY Act

Bill: 118-hr-6565
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-12-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Family relationships

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fast Lane for Youths Act or the FLY Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians who already qualify for the TSA PreCheck program to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights. The&nbsp;TSA PreCheck&nbsp;program expedites traveler screening through participating TSA security checkpoints.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the FAA and the TSA must collaborate to establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures for these individuals. The system must ensure that these caregivers, parents, and guardians are provided up to two gate passes.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6565 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2023 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , 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 A BILL To establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fast Lane for Youths Act or the FLY Act . 2. Establishment of system to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall collaborate to establish a system to better expedite gate passes and flight access procedures to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights. Such system shall ensure up to two such gate passes are provided to such caregivers, parents, and guardians who already qualify for TSA Pre-Check, and such gate passes note such status in the same manner and to the same extent as such status would be noted on a ticket issued to such caregivers, parents, and guardians.