Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act

Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act

Long title	To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation security card program, and for other purposes.
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D, TX-18)
Number of co-sponsors	2
Codification
Acts affected	Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
U.S.C. sections affected	8 U.S.C. § 1365b, 46 U.S.C. § 70105
Agencies affected	Government Accountability Office, Department of Homeland Security
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 3202 by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D, TX-18) on September 27, 2013 Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Homeland Security, United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security Passed the House on July 28, 2014 (Roll Call Vote 456: 400-0)

The Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act (H.R. 3202) is a bill that would direct the United States Department of Homeland Security to assess the effectiveness of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program.^[1] The bill would require an independent assessment of how well the TWIC program improves security and reduces risks at the facilities and vessels it is responsible for.^[2] The evaluation would include a cost-benefit analysis and information on alternate technologies that could be used.^[3]

The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.