H.R. 862 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Mar 10, 2025. Received Mar 11, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStudy fair pay rules for TSA commutes
The bill asks the Transportation Security Administration to study a specific idea: whether the time TSA workers spend traveling between their regular work areas, parking lots, and bus or transit stops should count as paid working time. Right now, that travel time isn't counted as work hours, but the study would look at whether it should be.
How it affects you
This would directly affect TSA employees who work at airports. If the study recommends counting commute time as on-duty hours, it could mean more pay for these workers. For regular travelers, it doesn't have a direct effect—this is about how TSA workers are compensated for their time.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 31, 2025)
TSA Commuting Fairness Act
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to submit to Congress a study on the feasibility of treating as on-duty hours the time TSA employees working at airport locations spend traveling between regular duty locations, airport parking lots, and bus and transit stops.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 862
AN ACT
TSA Commuting Fairness Act
Sponsor: Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26) · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 11, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.