A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for enrolling, activating, issuing, and renewing Transportation Worker Identification Credentials so that applicants are not required to visit a designated enrollment center more than once.
Latest action · Dec 8, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 8, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that it is urgent that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) application process be reformed by the end of 2012, when many of the more than 1 million current TWIC holders will be required to renew their TWICs.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of TWICs to require not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2011 to Sep 13, 2012, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 13, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Dec 8, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
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- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in Senate
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