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AIRFARE Act

To establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures at domestic airports to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights, and for other purposes.

Introduced Aug 8, 2025

Latest action (Aug 11, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Referred to
Homeland Security Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works

Summary
  • Directs the Transportation Security Administration to establish a system at domestic airports within 180 days to expedite gate passes and flight access for caregivers, parents, and guardians.
  • Allows air carriers to issue up to two gate passes to caregivers, parents, and guardians accompanying minors or passengers needing assistance.
  • Permits caregivers, parents, and guardians to use their existing TSA Pre-Check privileges on gate passes, with such status noted in the same manner as on regular tickets.
  • Limits gate passes for wheelchair users to the caregiver who is pushing the wheelchair.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to W. Gregory Steube’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • CHENEY BROTHERS $7,800
  • NEXTGEN MANAGEMENT $6,600
  • STEPHENS, INC. $6,600
  • NEPTUNE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS $6,600
  • COOLTODAY $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for W. Gregory Steube → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Aug 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. · house
  2. Aug 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
  3. Aug 8, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Aug 8, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 8, 2025

Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To establish a system to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures at domestic airports to allow caregivers, parents, and guardians to accompany minors and passengers needing assistance to their flights, and for other purposes.

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 “Accommodating Individuals Requesting Familial Assistance in Riding Efficiently Act” or the “AIRFARE Act”.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM TO EXPEDITE GATE PASSES AND FLIGHT ACCESS PROCEDURES TO ALLOW CAREGIVERS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS TO ACCOMPANY MINORS AND PASSENGERS NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO THEIR FLIGHTS.

(a) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Caregivers.—The term “caregivers” means individuals responsible for the care of minors or passengers needing assistance.

(2) Minors.—The term “minors” means individuals under the age of 18.

(3) Passengers needing assistance.—The term “passengers needing assistance” means individuals requiring special assistance related to their health or mobility, such as wheelchair users.

(b) Implementation.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall establish a system at domestic airports to expedite gate passes and flight access procedures. The system shall ensure the following:

(1) Air carriers may offer up to two gate passes to caregivers, parents, and guardians who are accompanying a minor or a passenger needing assistance to a departing flight.

(2) If applicable, caregivers, parents, and guardians may apply their existing TSA Pre-Check privileges to such gate passes via their Known Traveler Numbers, and such gate passes shall note such status in the same manner and to the same extent as such status would be noted on a ticket issued to such caregivers, parents, and guardians.

(c) Requirement.—In the case of a passenger needing assistance who makes use of a wheelchair, a gate pass may be issued to a caregiver of such passenger pursuant to subsection (b) only if such caregiver is the individual pushing such wheelchair. <all>

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