[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4073 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4073

Making continuing appropriations for essential Transportation Security 
 Administration pay and operations during the lapse in appropriations 
        beginning on February 14, 2026, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2026

Ms. Rosen (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
Making continuing appropriations for essential Transportation Security 
 Administration pay and operations during the lapse in appropriations 
        beginning on February 14, 2026, 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 ``Transportation Security 
Administration Pay Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
              ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
the period beginning on February 14, 2026, during which interim or 
full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect, such 
sums as are necessary to provide standard rates of pay, allowances, pay 
differentials, benefits, and other payments otherwise payable on a 
regular basis to employees of the Transportation Security 
Administration.
    (b) Limitation to Individuals Affected by Lapse in 
Appropriations.--Amounts provided under subsection (a) may not be used 
to provide pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, or other 
payments to an employee of the Transportation Security Administration 
for any portion of the period described in subsection (a) for which the 
employee is provided with such pay, allowances, pay differentials, 
benefits, or other payments using amounts other than amounts provided 
under subsection (a).
    (c) Charge to Future Appropriations.--Expenditures made pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, 
or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable 
appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law.
    (d) Terms and Conditions.--Pay, allowances, pay differentials, 
benefits, and other payments provided by the Transportation Security 
Administration using amounts provided under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the requirements, authorities, conditions, and limitations 
applicable with respect to the provision of pay, allowances, pay 
differentials, benefits, and other payments by the Transportation 
Security Administration under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 
and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4; 139 Stat. 9).

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

    Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under 
section 2 shall be available until whichever of the following first 
occurs:
            (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
        continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
        made available in section 2.
            (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
        continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
        appropriation for such purpose.
            (3) September 30, 2026.

SEC. 4. RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect as if enacted on February 13, 2026.
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