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HR 705 116th Congress House Emergency Management Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Transportation employees

Pay Our TSA Screeners Act of 2019

Introduced: January 24, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Jan 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay Our TSA Screeners Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to use security service fees to pay Transportation Security Officer salaries during a lapse in appropriations for the TSA. The TSA must notify Congress when using the authority provided by this bill.

What's happening now February 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 4
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 18, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Jan 24, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Jan 24, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jan 24, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Jan 23, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 22, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jan 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 705: Pay Our TSA Screeners Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-705/
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"H.R. 705: Pay Our TSA Screeners Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-705/.
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