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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4127 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
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Calendar No. 362
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4127
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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 17, 2026
Ms. Rosen (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
Padilla, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read
the first time
March 18, 2026
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Security
Administration Pay Act of 2026''.
SEC. 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).
SEC. 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.
SEC. 4. RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect as if enacted on February 13, 2026.
Calendar No. 362
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4127
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 18, 2026
Read the second time and placed on the calendar