H.R. 4940 · 119th Congress
AIRFARE Act
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Accommodating Individuals Requesting Familial Assistance in Riding Efficiently Act or the AIRFARE Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 8, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: AIRFARE Act
Also known as: Accommodating Individuals Requesting Familial Assistance in Riding Efficiently Act
Latest action (Aug 11, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 8, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.