HR 8701 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Transportation Security Administration Transfer Act of 2026

Introduced May 7, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Jared Moskowitz D-FL

Latest action · May 8, 2026 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.

IntroducedMay 7, 2026
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 7, 2026.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TN	Tim Burchett	Original	May 7, 2026

Committees 1

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 May 7, 2026
	Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee	Referred May 8, 2026

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 8, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
May 7, 2026Introduced in House
May 7, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Homeland 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee find the authority for this legislation in article 1, section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 78, May 7, 2026, page H3343.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 10803	Reimagining Safety Act	Related bill	Oct 13, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To transfer to the Secretary of Transportation the functions of the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Transportation Security Administration Transfer Act of 2026

Subjects

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

Transportation and Public Works

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 7, 2026Introduced in House

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