H.R. 10368: Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act of 2026

This bill would create a new TSA-based process to help survivors of human trafficking who do not have the usual identification documents needed to fly.

What it would set up

Within one year of enactment, the Transportation Security Administration would have to designate a Trafficking Survivor Point of Contact (TSPoC) at each airport where TSA screens passengers. These points of contact would be TSA employees who already serve as passenger support specialists.

What those contact people would do

The designated TSA staff would be responsible for:

• working with nonprofit service providers that help trafficking survivors;
• helping arrange airport screening and travel through the TSA Cares program;
• helping service providers submit formal requests for travel assistance; and
• using training materials from DHS on human trafficking, trauma-informed care, and PTSD.

Information TSA would have to publish

TSA would have to post and keep updated public information about:

• the TSA Cares program;
• the services available through the trafficking survivor contacts; and
• how to request those services.

Airports could also post this information on their own websites.

How travel assistance would work

If a nonprofit service provider is helping a trafficking survivor who does not have the ID normally needed to fly, the service provider could request assistance through TSA Cares. To qualify, the service provider would need to have already shared basic organization information with TSA and confirm several things, including that:

• it is actively helping a survivor it believes, in its professional judgment, is a trafficking survivor;
• it has assessed the person’s travel needs;
• it has arranged or will arrange for the ticket if needed;
• someone will meet the traveler at the destination airport;
• for minors, it will follow airline unaccompanied-minor rules and have an appropriate adult meet the child; and
• it will help provide any information needed to verify identity.

If TSA is able to verify the person’s identity at the airport, the TSA contact would:

• coordinate with a contact at the destination airport;
• accompany the survivor through security screening; and
• if requested, accompany the person to the departure gate.

At the destination, the local TSA contact would meet the traveler at the arrival gate and help connect them with a service provider representative, family member, or other designated person.

Fees

The bill would require TSA to waive any fee tied to the identity-verification process for these travelers.

Relevant Companies

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