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3031
2025-12-05T21:37:56Z
2025-12-05T21:37:56Z
Senate
S
S
2025-10-22
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3031

- Keep America Flying Act of 2026
119
5851
HR
2025-10-28
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2025-10-22
Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.
Calendars
- 2025-10-22
Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day October 21, 2025).
Calendars
- 2025-10-22
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
- C001098
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Ted
Cruz
R
TX
N
- M001190
Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]
Markwayne
Mullin
R
OK
2025-10-22
True
- L000575
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
James
Lankford
R
OK
2025-10-22
True
- S001198
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Dan
Sullivan
R
AK
2025-10-22
True
- H001061
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
John
Hoeven
R
ND
2025-10-27
False
- B001243
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Marsha
Blackburn
R
TN
2025-10-28
False
- G000574
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
Ruben
Gallego
D
AZ
2025-10-29
False
- M001153
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Lisa
Murkowski
R
AK
2025-10-30
False
- W000790
Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Raphael
Warnock
D
GA
2025-11-05
False
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
2025-10-24T13:54:16Z
00
2025-10-22
Introduced in Senate
2025-10-24T15:09:02Z
Keep America Flying Act of 2026
This bill provides continuing appropriations to pay air traffic controllers, other essential Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, and certain Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees during the period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., the government shutdown).
Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations to pay and provide benefits to
- air traffic controllers and other FAA essential operational personnel whose services are required for the safe and orderly operation of the national airspace system; and
- TSA employees engaged in screening operations, aviation security duties, or related mission-support functions necessary to carry out security screening.
The bill also provides appropriations for payments to FAA and TSA contractors who are providing support to these employees.
The bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2026.
The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.

Keep America Flying Act of 2026
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Keep America Flying Act of 2026
2025-11-06T12:03:14Z
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
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Keep America Flying Act of 2026
2025-10-24T02:23:13Z
S
Senate
Placed on Calendar Senate
PCS
- Official Title as Introduced
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A bill making continuing appropriations for essential Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration pay and operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
2025-10-23T10:56:18Z
- Placed on Calendar Senate
2025-10-22T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s3031pcs/xml/BILLS-119s3031pcs.xml
2025-10-22
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.
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