Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
Latest action · Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 190
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2025 to Aug 3, 2026; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 11, 2025 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 15, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | May 23, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 27, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Jun 27, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jul 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Aug 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Aug 29, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 3, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 20, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 20, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Aug 3, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2025 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2025 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 45, March 11, 2025, page H1152.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-47 | TSA MODERNIZATION: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES ON KEY SECURITY AND TRAVEL REFORMS 25 YEARS AFTER 9/1168 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 20, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-12 | AMERICA ON THE GLOBAL STAGE: EXAMINING EFFORTS TO SECURE AND IMPROVE THE U.S. TRAVEL SYSTEM AND PREPARE FOR SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS146 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Apr 8, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 997 | Rights for the TSA Workforce Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- Rights for the Transportation Security Administration Workforce Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
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