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H.R. 5109 · 119th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

Streamlines the Transportation Worker Identification Credential application and renewal process. AI-read

Passed a chamber Introduced Oct 3, 2025 Latest action Sep 16, 2026

What it does

The Congressional Research Service hasn’t published a summary of this bill yet. Summaries usually follow within a few weeks of introduction.

Roll call votes

No recorded roll call votes on this bill. Most bills never get one; many pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, or stay in committee.

What members said about it

  • Statement · Press release · Sep 16, 2026 · Higgins R-LA

    Higgins, Carter Pass Bipartisan TWICE Act to Fill Transportation Workforce Needs

    Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued a statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5109, The TWIC Efficiency (TWICE) Act, under suspension of the rules today.

    “A man’s character shouldn’t be measured by how he falls, it should be measured by how he stands back up. By cutting red tape and streamlining access to the TWIC program, this legislation will address maritime and transportation workforce shortages in the Gulf of America and Louisiana waterways while extending a second…”

Latest action

Sep 16, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.