[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 5969 Reported in House (RH)]

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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.


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                    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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                                 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.


 


    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 ``Improving Travel for Families Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL ENTRY TO CERTAIN CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall revise 
section 235.12 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, to permit a 
child who is 10 years old or younger who is not a member of Global 
Entry in accordance with such section and who is traveling with such 
child's parent or legal guardian who is a member of Global Entry in 
accordance with such section to accompany such parent or legal guardian 
through a Global Entry lane upon arrival at an international airport in 
the United States.
    (b) Appointments.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to permit a parent or legal guardian 
of up to four children described in subsection (a) who is applying for 
membership in Global Entry on behalf of such children to schedule a 
single appointment for an interview relating to such membership for all 
such children.
                                                 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 revise certain 
 regulations to permit certain children to accompany their parents or 
   legal guardians through Global Entry airport lanes, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 1, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment

                             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