Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) – Returning Citizens Access
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-09-04 — BOP Release Card ID Act of 2025: cross-connection with returning-citizens-employment-access: Both address identification/credential access for returning citizens as a prerequisite to employment — BOP release IDs at the general reentry level and TWIC access for transportation-sector jobs. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-23 — To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for free public transportation for individuals who are recently released from incarceration.: cross-connection with returning-citizens-employment-access: Both address transportation-related access barriers for returning citizens — HR9898 targets fare-free public transit as a general reentry employment support, while TWIC access addresses credentialing needed for transportation-sector jobs. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-06-24 — To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens’ access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, to assist individuals in custody of Federal, State, and local prisons in pre-applying or preparing applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards, and to assist individuals requesting an appeal or waiver of preliminary determination of ineligibility, and for other purposes.: HR5109 (119th Congress) introduced and ordered reported 30-0 by committee; directs TSA to develop guidelines expanding returning citizens’ access to TWIC, including in-custody pre-application assistance and support for appeals/waivers of preliminary ineligibility determinations. (novelty: 3)