H.R. 5851

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5851 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5851

Making continuing appropriations for essential Federal Aviation 
Administration and Transportation Security Administration pay and 
operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 28, 2025

Mr. James introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations

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A BILL

Making continuing appropriations for essential Federal Aviation 
Administration and Transportation Security Administration pay and 
operations in the event of a Federal 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 America Flying Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PERSONNEL.

(a) In General.--There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 
2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
the period beginning October 1, 2025, during which interim or full-year 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in effect--
(1) such sums as are necessary to provide standard rates of 
pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other 
payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to air traffic 
controllers and other essential operational personnel of the 
Federal Aviation Administration whose services are required for 
the safe and orderly operation of the national airspace system;
(2) such sums as are necessary to provide standard rates of 
pay, allowances, pay differentials, benefits, and other 
payments otherwise payable on a regular basis to employees of 
the Transportation Security Administration engaged in screening 
operations, aviation security duties, or related mission-
support functions necessary to carry out security screening 
under chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code;
(3) such sums as are necessary to provide for payments to 
contractors of the Federal Aviation Administration whom the 
Secretary of Transportation determines are providing support to 
the personnel described in paragraph (1); and
(4) such sums as are necessary to provide for payments to 
contractors of the Transportation Security Administration whom 
the Administrator or Acting Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration determines are providing support to the 
personnel described in paragraph (2).
(b) Charge to Future Appropriations.--Expenditures made pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, 
or authorization whenever an Act in which such applicable 
appropriation, fund, or authorization is included is enacted into law.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION.

Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted 
pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the 
following first occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
made available in section 2.
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
appropriation for such purpose.
(3) September 30, 2026.

SEC. 4. RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect as if enacted on September 30, 2025.
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