S3959-118

Reported

To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 14, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Immigration, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id562be7799e3d4541a86d9161dfd46009: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024.
  • Section id3c6e2c4f7ddb42f7ab450b71937bb617: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. The term HAZMAT Endorsement means the...
  • Section idfe141a970343413bae125108f076e4ca: 3. Streamlining of applications for certain security threat assessment programs of the Transportation Security Administration Not later than 2 years after the...
  • Section id9e8ac8c2374042b1b33030c202724d4c: 4. Eliminating duplicative costs Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall audit...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Immigration, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Immigration Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 1, 2024

Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment

Mar 14, 2024

Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tester, …

Mar 14, 2024

Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Transportation
8 mentions across 3 clauses
+8 positive

Commercial truck drivers requiring HAZMAT endorsements, Port and maritime workers requiring TWIC credentials, Rural transportation workers

Government
4 mentions across 3 clauses
-4 negative

Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration

State & Local Government
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

State governments administering HAZMAT programs

Administrative Services
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

TSA authorized enrollment centers

5/6
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Immigration Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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