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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8411

Introduced

Original Legislation to Give TSA Employees a Raise

Sponsor
DAl Green· Texas
Introduced
April 21, 2026
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.April 22, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8411 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8411

To increase the annual rate of basic pay for career employees of the 
Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2026

Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To increase the annual rate of basic pay for career employees of the 
Transportation Security Administration, 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 ``Original Legislation to Give TSA 
Employees a Raise''.

SEC. 2. TSA EMPLOYEE PAY INCREASE.

(a) In General.--Beginning on the first day of the applicable pay 
period--
(1) the annual rate of basic pay for each career employee 
shall be increased by 15 percent; and
(2) the annual rate of basic pay for each pay band under 
the Transportation Security Administration Core Compensation 
System shall be increased by 15 percent.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicable pay period.--The term ``applicable pay 
period'' means the pay period that--
(A) is the first pay period beginning on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(B) occurs prior to the beginning of the second pay 
period beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
(2) Career employee.--The term ``career employee'' means 
any career agent or officer of the Transportation Security 
Administration who is not a senior executive, a career 
appointee, or a senior career employee (as such terms are 
defined in section 114(n)(2) of title 49, United States Code) 
of the Administration.
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