Bill · H.R. 862· House(119-HR-862)
TSA Commuting Fairness Act
- Introduced
- 1/31/2025
- Last activity
- 3/11/2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Timothy Kennedy
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 3
- Introduced
- Passed House
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "TSA Commuting Fairness Act," aims to reduce commuting burdens on Transportation Security Administration employees. It directs the TSA Administrator to conduct a feasibility study regarding commuting time. Specifically, the study looks at treating the time employees spend traveling between their duty locations and airport parking or transit stops as on-duty hours. The Administrator must submit the results of this study to specific House and Senate committees.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Potential benefit of treating travel time as on-duty hours: The study will consider the potential benefits to employees of treating the time spent traveling between duty locations and airport transit points as work time (Section 2(b)(3)).
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Evaluation of retirement benefits: The study will look at the estimated costs of treating this travel time as on-duty hours, which includes considering if these hours could be used for retirement pay (Section 2(b)(5)).
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Technological solutions for reporting: The study will examine if employees can use mobile phones or location data to easily report their arrival and departure from airport parking or transit stops (Section 2(b)(4)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text: The provided text focuses on the requirements for a feasibility study rather than listing any direct negative consequences or burdens.
- 3/11/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 3/10/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1048)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1048)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 862.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1048-1049)
- Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/12/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/31/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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