TSA Commuting Fairness Act

The TSA Commuting Fairness Act would require the Transportation Security Administration to conduct a study examining whether time spent commuting between regular duty locations, airport parking lots, and public transit stops should be counted as on-duty hours for TSA employees working at airports. Currently, this travel time is not compensated as work time, and the bill seeks to evaluate the feasibility of changing this policy.

If enacted, this bill would not immediately change TSA employee compensation. Instead, it would direct the agency to assess the practical and financial implications of treating commute time as paid work hours. The study's findings could potentially inform future decisions about TSA employee pay and benefits, which could affect how the agency budgets for labor costs and employee compensation packages.

The bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process, having been introduced in the Senate in April 2025 and referred to committee. It has not yet been voted on by the full chamber.