OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026

Floor Speech

Date: July 13, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 9391) to authorize an extension and expansion of the Reimbursable Screening Services Program of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes, as amended.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 9391

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF REIMBURSABLE SCREENING SERVICES PROGRAM.

(a) Extension.--Subsection (e) of section 225 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116- 6; 49 U.S.C. 44901 note), is amended by striking ``for fiscal years 2019 through 2026'' and inserting ``through fiscal year 2031''.

(b) Expansion.--Subsection (e) of section 225 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking ``not more than eight'' and inserting ``not more than 14''.

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT

Mr. GARBARINO. 9391.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 9391, the Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026.

First established in 2019, the Reimbursable Screening Services Program is a pilot program that allows screening services to be conducted outside the primary passenger terminal screening area. This pilot program has helped provide TSA with reliable streams of revenue while at the same time maintaining a safe and efficient screening environment.

This bill extends the Reimbursable Screening Services Program through fiscal year 2031 and increases the number of allowable participating entities from 8 to 14.

The Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act provides increased certainty for this pilot program to ensure it can continue to develop while Congress assesses its long-term viability.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey, Representative Pou, for cosponsoring this important legislation.

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 9391, and I yield back the balance of my time.

BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT


Source
arrow_upward