To exempt Members of the House of Representatives and Senators of the Senate from certain Federal passenger and baggage screening, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends section 218 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 and directs the TSA Administrator to exempt Members of the House of Representatives and Senators, including House and Senate leadership, from federal passenger and baggage screening when they travel between their home airport and any other location. It also blocks an earlier non-applicability clause from limiting this amendment.
Who Benefits and How
Congressional officers benefit by avoiding standard TSA passenger and baggage screening on covered trips between a home airport and another destination. Congressional schedulers and security staff may gain faster travel logistics for covered official or personal travel routes.
Who Bears the Burden and How
TSA administrators, airport screening supervisors, TSA screeners, airport operators, and airline security coordinators must implement and verify the exemption while maintaining normal screening rules for most passengers. The change also reduces ordinary security screening for a class of travelers, creating security-management and public-trust burdens for TSA.
Key Provisions
- Amends the 2024 appropriations-law screening framework for Members of Congress.
- Requires TSA to exempt House Members from federal passenger and baggage screening on covered travel.
- Requires TSA to exempt Senators from federal passenger and baggage screening on covered travel.
- Applies the exemption to travel between the Member or Senator home airport and any other location.
- Blocks the prior non-applicability clause from limiting the amendment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Exempt House Members and Senators from federal passenger and baggage screening when traveling between their home airport and any other location.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation Security, Congress, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Exempt House Members and Senators from federal passenger and baggage screening when traveling between their home airport and any other location.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Congressional officers
- House Members
- Senators
- Congressional security staff
Identified Costs
- Transportation Security Administration administrators
- TSA screeners
- Airport screening supervisors
- Airport operators
- Airline security coordinators
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Mrs. Luna introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional officers exempted from TSA screening, Transportation Security Administration screeners
Positive-direction: Congressional officers exempted from TSA screening
Negative-direction: Transportation Security Administration screeners
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Beneficiaries"
- → ['Congressional officers', 'House Members', 'Senators', 'Security staff']
- "Burden bearers"
- → ['Transportation Security Administration administrators', 'TSA screeners', 'Airport supervisors', 'Airport operators', 'Airline coordinators']
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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