S 944 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Strengthening American Transportation Security Act of 2019

Introduced Mar 28, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Brian Schatz D-HI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 28, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2019 to Sep 30, 2020, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-MNTina SmithOriginalMar 28, 2019
D-ORRon WydenMay 13, 2019
D-MTJon TesterMay 15, 2019
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1140Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020Related billMar 5, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

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  1. Mar 28, 2019Introduced in Senate

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