119-hr4940

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4940 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4940

 To establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access 
 procedures at domestic airports to allow caregivers, parents, and 
 guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to 
 their flights, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 8, 2025

 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Homeland Security

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access 
 procedures at domestic airports to allow caregivers, parents, and 
 guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to 
 their flights, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Accommodating Individuals Requesting 
Familial Assistance in Riding Efficiently Act'' or the ``AIRFARE Act''.

SEC. 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.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Caregivers.--The term ``caregivers'' means individuals 
 responsible for the care of minors or passengers needing 
 assistance.

    (2) Minors.--The term ``minors'' means individuals under 
 the age of 18.

    (3) Passengers needing assistance.--The term ``passengers 
 needing assistance'' means individuals requiring special 
 assistance related to their health or mobility, such as 
 wheelchair users.

    (b) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration

    (TSA) shall establish a system at domestic airports to 
expedite gate passes and flight access procedures. The system shall 
ensure the following:

    (1) 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.

    (2) If applicable, caregivers, parents, and guardians may 
 apply their existing TSA Pre-Check privileges to such gate 
 passes via their Known Traveler Numbers, and such gate passes 
 shall 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.
            (c) Requirement.--In the case of a passenger needing assistance who 
makes use of a wheelchair, a gate pass may be issued to a caregiver of 
such passenger pursuant to subsection

    (b) only if such caregiver is the 
individual pushing such wheelchair.
 <all>