YourVoice.Now Summary
Corporate BenefitsTransparency & AccountabilityA paid TSA screening program would run five more years — at up to 14 locations instead of eight.
Corporate Benefits
Since 2019, TSA has been allowed to set up screening outside a terminal's main checkpoint when an airport or airline asks for it and pays. That permission was set to end after fiscal year 2026; the bill runs it to 2031.
The law caps how many sites may use this program at one time. Raising the cap to 14 opens it to six more places.
Federal law says an airport or airline cannot be sued over these screenings, even for a screener's mistakes or intentional wrongdoing. Extending the program keeps that protection alive, and spreads it to as many as 14 sites.
Transparency & Accountability
The program shuts down on its own unless Congress renews it. Moving that date from 2026 to 2031 means the next forced look is five years further out.
More about this bill
Most travelers would notice nothing. A small program lets airports and airlines pay the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for screening outside the main checkpoint. That permission was set to end after fiscal year 2026. This bill would keep it running through fiscal year 2031. It would also raise the limit from eight places to 14. The airport or airline that asks for the service pays TSA's full costs, including overtime. One rule matters if you pass through one of these spots. You cannot sue the airport or the airline over that screening, even if a screener does something wrong. That rule is not new. The bill would carry it forward five more years.
Congressional Summary
Congress's official summary of this bill still describes an earlier version of the text, so we have left it out here. You can read it on Congress.gov.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-06-23
- Date Added
- 2026-07-09
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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