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I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8842IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 15, 2026Mr. Rutherford (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityA BILLTo amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Agents Secure Travel Act or the FAST Act.

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Eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening

Section 44919 of title 49, United States Code is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (k), (l), and (m), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection: (j)

Eligibility of Federal law enforcement officers for expedited security screening

(1)

In general

Subject to paragraph (3), an individual specified in paragraph (2) is eligible for expedited security screening under the PreCheck Program at no cost to such individual. (2)

Individuals specified

An individual specified in this subsection is any of the following: (A)A Federal law enforcement officer. (B)A family member of an individual specified in subparagraph (A) who is younger than 12 years old and accompanying the individual. (3)

Implementation

The eligibility of an individual specified in paragraph (2) for expedited security screening under the PreCheck Program is subject to such policies and procedures as the Administrator may prescribe to carry out this subsection. (4)

Definition

In this subsection, the term Federal law enforcement officer has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 50301)..