Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise

119 HR 8411 IH: Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8411 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To increase the annual rate of basic pay for career employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise . 2. TSA employee pay increase (a) In general Beginning on the first day of the applicable pay period— (1) the annual rate of basic pay for each career employee shall be increased by 15 percent; and (2) the annual rate of basic pay for each pay band under the Transportation Security Administration Core Compensation System shall be increased by 15 percent. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable pay period The term applicable pay period means the pay period that— (A) is the first pay period beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) occurs prior to the beginning of the second pay period beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Career employee The term career employee means any career agent or officer of the Transportation Security Administration who is not a senior executive, a career appointee, or a senior career employee (as such terms are defined in section 114(n)(2) of title 49, United States Code) of the Administration.