To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.

Q: What does Preamble of To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes. do?

This bill, formally titled 'To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes,' aims to modify the NEXUS application process.

Q: What does LINKING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE NEXUS APPLICATION of To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes. do?

This section requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process within 180 days of the Act's enactment. The Commissioner must permit individual family members to schedule interviews for all linked family members. The Commissioner may offer families the option to conduct joint interviews. The Commissioner may exempt children under 14 linked to an eligible family member from an interview. “Family members” are defined as parents, legal guardians, children, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings residing within a single household. “NEXUS” refers to the program under section 404 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002.

Last updated: 6/24/2026 · Introduced: 6/22/2026

Author: Timothy Kennedy (D-NY)

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The bill mandates that U.S. Customs and Border Protection link applications of family members within the NEXUS program, defining family as parents, legal guardians, children, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings residing in the same household.
Applicants will be able to schedule interviews for all linked family members, and the agency may offer the option of joint interviews.
Children under 14 linked to eligible family members may be exempt from NEXUS interviews.

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