# Plain Language Summary: Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2025

This bill asks the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to study and write a report about digital identity systems used in transportation. Think of digital identity as the modern way of proving who you are online or through apps—similar to how you might use your phone to verify your identity instead of showing a physical ID. The TSA has six months to complete this report and send it to Congress.

The report needs to explain what digital identity systems currently exist in the transportation world and what new ones are emerging. More importantly, it should analyze whether these systems could help protect national security and give the United States a competitive advantage. The TSA also needs to identify both the benefits and potential risks of using these digital systems. For example, a benefit might be faster airport security screening, while a risk could involve data privacy concerns.

The bill specifically asks the TSA to include input from private companies (like airlines and tech firms), as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. This means the report should reflect perspectives from multiple stakeholders who actually work in transportation and security. Essentially, Congress wants a comprehensive look at whether digital identity technology could make transportation safer and more efficient, and what challenges might come with adopting it.

For most people, this bill doesn't create any immediate changes to how you travel or prove your identity. It's primarily a fact-finding exercise that will help Congress and the TSA understand the landscape of digital identity technology and decide whether to pursue policies around it in the future.

Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2025

Higgins, Clay

Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2025This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration to submit a report to Congress on digital identity ecosystems and the homeland security value of these ecosystems in the transportation sector.