# Plain Language Summary: Improving Travel for Families Act

Right now, if you want to use Global Entry—the fast-track security program that lets you skip regular airport lines—your young children can't go through the express lane with you, even if they're traveling with you. They have to go through the regular security line, which means your family gets separated at the airport and takes longer to get through security. This bill changes that rule for kids who are 10 years old and younger.

Under this new rule, children age 10 and under would be allowed to accompany their parent or guardian through the Global Entry express lane when arriving at U.S. international airports, as long as the parent or guardian is a Global Entry member. This means families wouldn't have to split up at security, and everyone could move through the airport faster together. The bill also makes it easier for parents applying for Global Entry to include their children—instead of scheduling separate appointments for each child, parents could schedule one appointment to handle up to four children at the same time.

The practical impact is straightforward: traveling families with young children would save time and hassle at the airport. Parents wouldn't have to worry about their young kids going through security alone or managing multiple security lines. However, this only applies to children age 10 and under traveling with a Global Entry member, so it won't affect families without Global Entry membership or older children. The bill essentially asks the Department of Homeland Security to update its security regulations to make family travel smoother.

Improving Travel for Families Act

Luttrell, Morgan

Improving Travel for Families Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to allow a child who is age 10 or under to accompany their parent (or legal guardian) in the Global Entry lane when arriving at a U.S. international airport if the parent or guardian is a Global Entry member but the child is not. (Global Entry is a trusted traveler program that allows for the expedited processing of preapproved, low-risk travelers at certain ports of entry.) If a parent is applying for Global Entry on behalf of such children (i.e., children authorized by this bill to travel under the parent's Global Entry membership), DHS must allow that parent to schedule a single interview relating to the parent's relationship with up to four such children.