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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.
Action Timeline
2026-03-12
Introduced in Senate
2026-03-12
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.4073 pass?
S.4073 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does S.4073 do?
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, allowance…
Who sponsored S.4073?
S.4073 was sponsored by Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada).
Full Bill Text
119 S4073 IS: Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026 U.S. Senate 2026-03-12 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. II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4073 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2026 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Cantwell ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making continuing appropriations for essential Transportation Security Administration pay and operations during the lapse in appropriations beginning on February 14, 2026, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026 . 2. Continuing appropriations for Transportation Security Administration personnel (a) In general There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the period beginning on February 14, 2026, during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to employees of the Transportation Security Administration. (b) Limitation to individuals affected by lapse in appropriations Amounts provided under subsection (a) may not be used to provide pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, or other payments to an employee of the Transportation Security Administration for any portion of the period described in subsection (a) for which the employee is provided with such pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, or other payments using amounts other than amounts provided under subsection (a). (c) Charge to future appropriations Expenditures made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law. (d) Terms and conditions Pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments provided by the Transportation Security Administration using amounts provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the requirements, authorities, conditions, and limitations applicable with respect to the provision of pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other payments by the Transportation Security Administration under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 ( Public Law 119–4 ; 139 Stat. 9). 3. Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under section 2 shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 2. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) September 30, 2026. 4. Retroactive effective date This Act shall take effect as if enacted on February 13, 2026.
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