FAST Act

1) On May 15, 2026, Rep. Rutherford (R-FL) introduced HR8842, the FAST Act, which amends 49 U.S.C. §44919 to add federal law enforcement officers and their accompanying children under 12 to the list of individuals eligible for expedited security screening under the TSA PreCheck Program at no cost. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security and has seen no further action. It is in the earliest legislative stage. 2) The bill authorizes no funding. It creates a new eligibility category for a pre-existing program. TSA PreCheck is funded through application fees and appropriations; this bill does not alter that structure. There is no money trail for private companies. 3) No public companies are structurally affected. The bill does not mandate procurement, create contracts, or alter the competitive landscape for any sector. TSA operations are government-run; screening technology vendors (e.g., $LMT, $RTX, $OSI Systems) are not impacted because the bill does not change equipment procurement or screening procedures. 4) No real market data is provided. The bill has no plausible mechanism to affect any publicly traded company's revenue or costs. 5) The bill must pass the House Homeland Security Committee, then the full House, then the Senate, and be signed by the President. With only one cosponsor and no companion bill, passage in the 119th Congress is uncertain. Even if enacted, the operational impact on TSA would be administrative only.