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Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2019

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2019

This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the personnel system used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides insufficient workplace protections for its workforce and such personnel should be entitled to protections under the civil service system applicable to all federal employees.

Among other things, the bill

  • eliminates personnel authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation governing the conditions of employment for TSA employees, thus making TSA employees subject to the personnel management system applicable to other federal employees;
  • sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of TSA employees;
  • requires DHS to consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of such positions; and
  • does not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government.
What's happening now March 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1140 Related bill Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 24 Independent 1
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 30, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 30, 2020
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Sep 30, 2020
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 28, 2020
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 21, 2020
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 31, 2019
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 22, 2019
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 13, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 28, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 28, 2019
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 944: Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-944/
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"S. 944: Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-944/.
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