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Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026
S. 4127 Making continuing appropriations for essential Transportation Security Administration pay and operations during the lapse in appropriations beginning on February 14, 2026, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill provides emergency funding for the Transportation Security Administration to continue paying its employees during a lapse in appropriations that began on February 14, 2026. The funding ensures TSA employees receive standard pay, allowances, benefits, and other regular payments during the funding gap. The emergency appropriation ends when a regular or continuing appropriations bill is enacted, or on September 30, 2026, whichever comes first.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
10 cosponsors
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
Actions (3)
- Mar 18, 2026 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362. · senate
- Mar 17, 2026 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. · senate
- Mar 17, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 17, 2026
Ms. Rosen (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
March 18, 2026
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for essential Transportation Security Administration pay and operations during the lapse in appropriations beginning on February 14, 2026, 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 “Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.—There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the period beginning on February 14, 2026, during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to employees of the Transportation Security Administration.
(b) Limitation to Individuals Affected by Lapse in Appropriations.—Amounts provided under subsection (a) may not be used to provide pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, or other payments to an employee of the Transportation Security Administration for any portion of the period described in subsection (a) for which the employee is provided with such pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, or other payments using amounts other than amounts provided under subsection (a).
(c) Charge to Future Appropriations.—Expenditures made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law.
(d) Terms and Conditions.—Pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments provided by the Transportation Security Administration using amounts provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the requirements, authorities, conditions, and limitations applicable with respect to the provision of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments by the Transportation Security Administration under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4; 139 Stat. 9).
SEC. 3. TERMINATION.
Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under section 2 shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2.
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose.
(3) September 30, 2026.
SEC. 4. RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect as if enacted on February 13, 2026. Calendar No. 362
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4127
A BILL
Making continuing appropriations for essential Transportation Security Administration pay and operations during the lapse in appropriations beginning on February 14, 2026, and for other purposes.
March 18, 2026
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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