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Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise
To increase the annual rate of basic pay for career employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would increase the annual rate of basic pay for career employees of the Transportation Security Administration by 15 percent. The pay increase would also apply to all pay bands under the TSA's Core Compensation System. The increase would take effect during the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the bill's enactment. The bill covers career agents and officers of the TSA, but excludes senior executives, career appointees, and senior career employees.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Al Green’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- GREATLAND LIVING $6,300
- NULL $6,000
- SOUTHERN NEWS GROUP $5,450
- Y&K REAL ESTATE $5,000
- TOKYO GARDENS CATERING $5,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Al Green → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Apr 22, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. · house
- Apr 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
- Apr 21, 2026 Introduced in House
Similar bills (6)
Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 21, 2026
Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To increase the annual rate of basic pay for career employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise”.
SEC. 2. TSA EMPLOYEE PAY INCREASE.
(a) In General.—Beginning on the first day of the applicable pay period—
(1) the annual rate of basic pay for each career employee shall be increased by 15 percent; and
(2) the annual rate of basic pay for each pay band under the Transportation Security Administration Core Compensation System shall be increased by 15 percent.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Applicable pay period.—The term “applicable pay period” means the pay period that—
(A) is the first pay period beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) occurs prior to the beginning of the second pay period beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Career employee.—The term “career employee” means any career agent or officer of the Transportation Security Administration who is not a senior executive, a career appointee, or a senior career employee (as such terms are defined in section 114(n)(2) of title 49, United States Code) of the Administration. <all>
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