Keep Air Travel Safe Act
This bill provides continuing appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations for TSA. It also requires the continuing appropriations to be funded using certain unobligated funds that were provided to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The bill provides the appropriations for TSA to continue all programs, projects, or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that were funded in the preceding fiscal year.
The appropriations provided by this bill are available from the first day of a lapse in appropriations for TSA until the earlier of
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5732 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5732
To provide for funding for all Transportation Security Administration
activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 10, 2025
Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
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A BILL
To provide for funding for all Transportation Security Administration
activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown,
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 ``Keep Air Travel Safe Act''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IN THE
EVENT OF A LAPSE IN APPROPRIATION.
(a) In General.--During any period in which there is a lapse in
appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration, the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall
continue, using amounts described in subsection (g), all programs,
projects, or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan
guarantees) of the Administration that were conducted with amounts made
available for any account of the Administration in the preceding fiscal
year--
(1) in the corresponding appropriation Act for such
preceding fiscal year; or
(2) if the corresponding appropriation bill for such
preceding fiscal year did not become law, then in a joint
resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding
fiscal year.
(b) Rate for Operations.--Appropriations and funds made available,
and authority granted, to continue a program, project, or activity for
any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate for
operations not greater than--
(1) the rate for operations provided for in the regular
appropriation Act providing for such program, project, or
activity for the preceding fiscal year; or
(2) in the absence of such an Act, the rate for operations
provided for such program, project, or activity pursuant to a
joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such
preceding fiscal year.
(c) Availability.--Appropriations and funds made available, and
authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this section for a
program, project, or activity shall be available for the period
beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and ending
with the earlier of--
(1) the date on which--
(A) the applicable regular appropriation bill for
such fiscal year becomes law (whether or not such law
provides for such program, project, or activity); or
(B) a joint resolution making continuing
appropriations becomes law; or
(2) the date that is 180 days after the first day of a
lapse in appropriations.
(d) Terms and Conditions.--An appropriation or funds made
available, or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity
for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the
terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made or
funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or authority
granted for such program, project, or activity under applicable law on
the first day of the applicable lapse in appropriations.
(e) End of Fiscal Year.--If this section is in effect at the end of
a fiscal year, funding levels shall continue as provided in this
section for the next fiscal year.
(f) Amounts Described.--The amounts described in this subsection
are the unobligated balances, as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, of amounts made available under section 90003 of Public Law 119-21
(commonly referred to as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''; 139 Stat.
358).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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