H.R. 8897 · 119th Congress · pending
Improving Travel for American Families Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Latest official action 2026-07-14 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Improving Travel for American Families Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a pilot program to implement alternative security screenings for passengers traveling with children who are 12 years old and younger. Specifically, TSA must implement alternative security screening lanes and security screening approaches for passengers traveling with children in order to support and facilitate the ease of travel for these passengers. TSA must implement the pilot program at a minimum of five airports, with priority given to airports that have a high volume of passengers traveling with children.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-19
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Ryan Mackenzie
House · PA District 7 · Republican
$948,334PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Valerie P. Foushee
House · NC District 4 · Democratic
$498,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eugene Simon Vindman
House · VA District 7 · Democratic
$769,385PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $7,500
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$20,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$20,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $5,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$20,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$17,500
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $7,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$17,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $2,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$15,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$15,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$15,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$15,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$15,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
PAC TO THE FUTURE$15,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$14,500
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $7,500
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $2,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$14,500
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND$14,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$13,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $7,500
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $1,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$13,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $3,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $4,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $3,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $3,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$12,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $5,000
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$11,500
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $1,500
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPUGET PAC$11,500
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$11,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$11,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$11,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$10,500
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $2,500
Valerie P. Foushee · Cosponsor · $6,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAKER PAC$10,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE MOMENTUM PAC$10,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ryan Mackenzie · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC)$10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.