S. 4127 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 17, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryKeeps TSA employees paid during shutdown
This bill makes sure Transportation Security Administration employees get their regular paychecks and benefits during a partial government shutdown. It provides the money needed to pay TSA workers until either Congress passes a full budget for the Department of Homeland Security or the fiscal year ends on September 30, 2026.
How it affects you
If you work for the TSA, this means you'll continue receiving your regular pay and benefits even while the government shutdown is happening. For the public, TSA officers will stay on the job screening passengers at airports, since they're being paid to work.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 17, 2026)
Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026
This bill provides continuing appropriations to provide pay and benefits to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees during the partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown that began on February 14, 2026. (A partial government shutdown is currently in effect for TSA and other DHS agencies because the FY2026 DHS appropriations bill has not been enacted and continuing appropriations for DHS are not in effect.)
Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to TSA employees during the period in which interim or full-year FY2026 appropriations are not in effect.
The bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of the applicable appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2026.
The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on February 13, 2026.
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.
2nd SessionS. 4127
A BILL
Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Introduced Mar 17, 2026 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 18, 2026: “Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 362.”