Washington, July 14 -- Congressman Ryan Mackenzie issued the following press release:

Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, applauded Monday's passage in the U.S. House of the Improving Travel for American Families Act. This bipartisan legislation, which Congressman Mackenzie introduced in May of this year alongside Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), aims to reduce the strain and hassle of airport security screening for families traveling with young children.

The legislation directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to build on its Families on the Fly (https://www.tsa.gov/travel/travel-tips/families-fly) initiative - a pilot program offering dedicated screening lines exclusi...