FLY Act

House Bill

H.R. 321

119th Congress

FLY Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 9, 2025

Primary Sponsor

W. Gregory Steube

Representative

Republican

FL-17

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Summary

This bill allows caregivers, parents, and guardians who already qualify for TSA PreCheck to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance through expedited security screening to their gates. The FAA and TSA must establish a system to provide up to two gate passes for these individuals. This addresses the challenge parents face when seeing off unaccompanied minors or assisting family members who need help navigating airports, allowing them to use their PreCheck status to reach the departure gate.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill allows caregivers, parents, and guardians who already qualify for TSA PreCheck to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance through expedited security screening to their gates. The FAA and TSA must establish a system to provide up to two gate passes for these individuals. This addresses the challenge parents face when seeing off unaccompanied minors or assisting family members who need help navigating airports, allowing them to use their PreCheck status to reach the departure gate.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Fast Lane for Youths Act or the FLY ActThis 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 TSA PreCheck program expedites traveler screening through participating TSA security checkpoints. 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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows PreCheck-qualified caregivers to accompany minors to gates
Provides up to two gate passes for parents and guardians
Extends to those assisting passengers needing help
Requires FAA and TSA collaboration on expedited system
Addresses unaccompanied minor and assisted travel challenges

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

For parents of unaccompanied minors: Ability to escort children to gates. For travelers needing assistance: Caregivers can provide support through boarding. For TSA PreCheck members: Extended benefit for family travel situations. For TSA operations: New gate pass procedures to implement. For airlines: Clearer protocols for accompanied minors and assisted passengers.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

321, 119th Congress (2025). "FLY Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-321