S 1966
112th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for enrolling, activating, issuing, and renewing Transportation Worker Identification Credentials so that applicants are not required to visit a designated enrollment center more than once.
Introduced: December 8, 2011
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Dec 8, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 8, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that it is urgent that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) application process be reformed by the end of 2012, when many of the more than 1 million current TWIC holders will be required to renew their TWICs.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of TWICs to require not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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