S. 1180 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 27, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAbolish TSA, shift to private security
This bill would shut down the Transportation Security Administration over a three-year period. The Department of Homeland Security would have to create a reorganization plan moving airport security screening to private companies and transferring other TSA duties—like those involving trains and public transit—to the Department of Transportation. Congress would need to approve the plan.
How it affects you
Air travelers would eventually be screened by private security companies instead of TSA officers. People who work for the TSA would face layoffs as the agency is dismantled and duties are transferred elsewhere. The exact experience at airports could change depending on how private companies handle screening and what rules Congress approves.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 27, 2025)
Abolish TSA Act of 2025
This bill abolishes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in three years and directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a reorganization plan for the TSA, which is subject to congressional approval.
DHS must submit a reorganization plan for the TSA to Congress within 90 days of the bill's enactment.
The reorganization plan must include
• the establishment of the Office of Aviation Security Oversight within the Federal Aviation Administration;
• the rapid transfer of all aviation security activities and equipment to qualified private screening companies;
• any necessary changes to TSA's Screening Partnership Program, which currently allows commercial airports to use private screening companies for airport screening services;
• proportional reductions of operations and personnel until the transfer is complete; and
• the transfer to the Department of Transportation of TSA functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities related to surface transportation (e.g., activities relating to mass transit and freight rail).
The bill specifies that no employee of the new office shall conduct airport screening services.
Further, the plan may not include any agency requirement or regulation compelling private contractors conducting airport security screening services to conduct warrantless searches and seizures.
DHS must submit a progress report to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congress within 60 days of the bill's enactment and every 30 days thereafter. The GAO must submit a report to Congress every 180 days detailing DHS's compliance with this bill.
In addition, the bill establishes a congressional review and approval process for the reorganization plan.
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 SessionS. 1180
A BILL
Abolish TSA Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 27, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”