Andrew Garbarino

Mr. GARBARINO

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 3106.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3106) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a collective response to a terrorism exercise that includes the management of cascading effects on critical infrastructure during times of extreme cold weather, and for other purposes.

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Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 9388, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gimenez).

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 9388, the One-Stop Pilot Program Extension Act. This legislation extends the one-stop security pilot program for an additional 4 years. The one-stop security pilot program is operated by TSA and aims to streamline travel for passengers returning to the United States from international travel who have domestic connections. Under the usual screening process, passengers coming from outside the United States undergo inspections by Customs and Border Protection, collect their checked bags, and exit the sterile area of the airport. Under the one-stop security screening process, passengers undergo security screening at their departure airport and fly to a one-stop participating airport where they are cleared by CBP, but they can be routed straight to the sterile area of the airport instead. In doing so, passengers are not required to reenter through TSA screening, as they have already been screened at their departure airport using the same standards and technologies required by TSA. If additional airports were to join this pilot program, passengers would be able to continue on their journey with greater ease and efficiency once they return to the United States. I thank Representative Gimenez, the chairman of our committee's Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee, for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 9388.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 9388) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize an extension of a program to permit screened passengers and their property arriving on direct flights or flight segments originating at certain foreign last point of departure airports to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the United States without additional screening, and for other purposes.

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Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 9391, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 9391, the Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026. First established in 2019, the Reimbursable Screening Services Program is a pilot program that allows screening services to be conducted outside the primary passenger terminal screening area. This pilot program has helped provide TSA with reliable streams of revenue while at the same time maintaining a safe and efficient screening environment. This bill extends the Reimbursable Screening Services Program through fiscal year 2031 and increases the number of allowable participating entities from 8 to 14. The Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act provides increased certainty for this pilot program to ensure it can continue to develop while Congress assesses its long-term viability. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey, Representative Pou, for cosponsoring this important legislation. I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 9391.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 9391) to authorize an extension and expansion of the Reimbursable Screening Services Program of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes, as amended.

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Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I also applaud the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Carter) for his leadership on this piece of legislation. As a Member from New York, I have seen firsthand the benefits and the need for UASI grants. I think it is very important that Congress be kept informed of decisions being made when it comes to these grants. I urge my colleagues to support this bill, H.R. 8874, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8874, the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026. This legislation requires DHS to provide a report to Congress every 3 years on the Homeland Security capabilities of urban areas that have previously received funding through the Urban Area Security Initiative, or UASI. The FEMA Grant Programs Directorate provides preparedness funding to assist States, localities, urban areas, and Tribal and territorial governments and strengthen the Nation's ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. Every year, FEMA determines eligible high-risk urban areas for UASI funding through analysis of relative risk of terrorism experienced by urban areas in the United States. As relative terrorism risk undertaken by urban area jurisdictions changes every year, this can sometimes lead to urban areas that were once eligible for UASI funding in one year no longer being eligible in future years. This legislation will provide consistent information to Congress on the ability of urban areas at risk of terrorism threats to maintain their Homeland Security capabilities. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on H.R. 8874.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8874) to amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to require recurring reports on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative funding, and for other purposes.

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Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 9328, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from South Carolina (Mrs. Biggs).

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 9328, the Improving Travel for Military Members Act. The Improving Travel for Military Members Act will allow the TSA Administrator to establish a 3-year pilot program to expedite access to security screening for traveling Active-Duty military personnel and their accompanying family members. If established, this pilot program will focus on airports closest to military installations with large Active-Duty populations, which will help to ease travel for the men and women bravely serving our Nation. I want to thank Representative Biggs for her leadership and encourage my colleagues to support the bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 9328.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 9328) to improve travel for active-duty personnel and accompanying family, and for other purposes, as amended.

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Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. As you heard from my colleague from Colorado, $4.5 billion was brought in last year under the 9/11 Passenger Security Fee. What passengers don't know is that the first $1.6 billion last year was diverted to something else other than passenger security. This bill would say the first $750 million of that passenger security fee would go directly to equipment, and then the balance of that money would go to the TSA discretionary fund, which actually would allow the TSA to get access to this money. Last year, the TSA discretionary fund didn't have access to this money until the first $1.85 billion was spent. Now, they are going to get access, if this bill becomes law, after the first $750 million is spent on security equipment to make our traveling public safe. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 8770, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Evans).

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Strong).

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8770, the SAFEGUARDS Act. This legislation establishes a sense of Congress that 9/11 passenger security fee revenue should be put toward TSA security screening purposes following the end of the current fee diversion at the end of fiscal year 2027. Additionally, this bill directs funds collected from this fee to modernize and sustain explosive detection systems and technology at TSA security checkpoints beginning in fiscal year 2028. The SAFEGUARDS Act will strengthen aviation security by ensuring passenger security fee revenue is used for its intended purpose: providing additional resources to protect the traveling public. I thank Representative Strong for his leadership, and I look forward to continuing our engagement on both sides of the aisle and with our colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to ensure that this bill improves deployment timelines for critical aviation security technology without any unintended consequences for the TSA workforce or any other TSA operations. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GARBARINO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 8770.