H.R. 8842

Summary

H.R. 8842, the FAST Act, was introduced in the House on May 15, 2026 by Rep. John Rutherford (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and last saw action on May 18, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Record

Text

H.R. 8842 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 8842 IH: Federal Agents Secure Travel Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8842  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 15, 2026   Mr. Rutherford  (for himself and  Mr. Cuellar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Agents Secure Travel Act   or the   FAST Act  .
2.
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 ).
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. John Rutherford (R) sponsors H.R. 8842, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

John Rutherford

Rep. · R–FL-5 · Sponsor

Introduced May 15, 2026

Henry Cuellar

Rep. · D–TX-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8842 went before 2 committees: Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee and Homeland Security.

Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee

Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee

Referred to · May 18, 2026 · 28 Bills

Homeland Security

Homeland Security

Referred To · May 15, 2026 · 6 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8842 has taken 3 actions since May 15, 2026, the latest on May 18, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8842 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8842 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• FAST Act — Display Title
• To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Federal law enforcement officers for certain expedited security screening, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• FAST Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Federal Agents Secure Travel Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8842 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Agriculture, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Economics/Economic Development, Education.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8842 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8842’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8842, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUTHERFORD:H.R. 8842.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H3551]

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