Bill · S. 2795· Senate(119-S-2795)
FASTER Act
- Introduced
- 9/11/2025
- Last activity
- 9/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Edward Markey
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act'', or the FASTER Act''. It aims to change how aviation security fees collected from passengers are used. The bill repeals the requirement that a portion of these fees be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury. Instead, the funds would be used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening.
Yes
Does this put more money into stopping terrorism?+3
Directs more funding specifically toward aviation security screening to eliminate threats.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+2
Ensures that fees collected for a specific purpose are used exclusively for that purpose.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?-2
Repealing the deposit of fees into the general fund may slightly reduce general Treasury receipts.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Funding for Security Screening: By repealing the requirement to deposit a portion of fees into the general fund, the bill ensures revenues are used to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Counter Terrorism Funding+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+2Reduces National Debt-2
- 9/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut