S. 1483 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Apr 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryStudy TSA employee commute time as work hours
The bill asks the Transportation Security Administration to research whether the time TSA workers spend traveling between their regular workplaces, airport parking areas, and bus or transit stops could count as official work hours. This is a research project, not a change to TSA policies.
How it affects you
This would affect TSA employees working at airports, who would be waiting to see if their commute time might be counted toward their work hours in the future. For the general public, this is mainly about studying a potential change for TSA workers, not a direct impact on airport passengers or other citizens.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Apr 10, 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 SessionS. 1483
A BILL
TSA Commuting Fairness Act
Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 10, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”