Pay TSA Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7941 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7941 To ensure the passenger security fee paid by airline passengers is used exclusively for aviation security, establish a Transportation Security Trust Fund to support the operations and personnel of the Transportation Security Administration, and ensure continuity of aviation security operations during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2026 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Lawler, and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure the passenger security fee paid by airline passengers is used exclusively for aviation security, establish a Transportation Security Trust Fund to support the operations and personnel of the Transportation Security Administration, and ensure continuity of aviation security operations during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pay TSA Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY FUNDING. (a) Repeal of Diversion of Passenger Security Fees.--Section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (f); and (2) by striking subsection (i). (b) Transportation Security Trust Fund.-- (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of Homeland Security a fund to be known as the ``Transportation Security Trust Fund'' (referred to in this Act as the ``Fund''). (2) Deposits.--Amounts collected from fees imposed under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code (commonly known as the ``9/11 Security