Bill · S. 1180· Senate(119-S-1180)
Abolish TSA Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/27/2025
- Last activity
- 3/27/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Lee
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Abolish TSA Act of 2025" aims to eliminate the Transportation Security Administration within three years. The bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer or eliminate all TSA authorities and functions. A key component involves privatizing all commercial airport security to improve cost-efficiency and security. Additionally, the plan includes establishing an Office of Aviation Security Oversight within the Federal Aviation Administration. Functions related to surface transportation will be transferred to the Department of Transportation.
Yes
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+5
The bill aims to reduce government spending by privatizing airport security and abolishing a major federal agency.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
Privatizing airport security creates new opportunities and contracts for private security companies.
The opposite
Would union members be better off under this?-7
The bill mandates the abolition of the TSA and a reduction in personnel, which negatively impacts current TSA employees and their unions.
Does this give the federal government more power?-5
The bill reduces federal power by abolishing a major administration and shifting functions toward the private sector.
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-2
The bill limits the ability of private contractors to conduct warrantless searches, which may reduce certain forms of domestic surveillance.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Cost-Efficiency and Security: The bill sets a policy to privatize all commercial airport security for the purpose of increasing cost-sustainability and safety (Section 3).
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Establishment of Oversight: The bill requires a plan to create the Office of Aviation Security Oversight within the Federal Aviation Administration to handle the regulation and oversight of aviation security activities (Section 5(b)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Elimination of Current TSA Programs: The bill mandates that all programs and authorities currently held by the TSA Administrator be repealed three years after enactment (Section 4).
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Reduction in Operations and Personnel: The reorganization plan includes a requirement for proportional reductions in operations and personnel as the transition toward private companies occurs (Section 5(b)(4)).
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Restrictions on Search Authorities: The bill prevents the inclusion of regulations that would compel private contractors to conduct warrantless searches and seizures during airport security screening (Section 5(c)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Union Workers-7
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance-2
- 3/27/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Tommy TubervilleRepublican · Alabama