Transportation Security Administration Pay Act of 2026

This bill would provide continuing funding to ensure Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees receive their standard pay, benefits, and allowances during the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began in February 2026. These appropriations would remain available until full-year or interim funding is enacted, or until September 30, 2026, whichever occurs first. The bill proposes to make this funding retroactive to February 13, 2026.

This bill directly affects employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) who are experiencing a lapse in pay due to the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown. The legislation also impacts the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by providing the necessary funding for standard rates of pay, allowances, and benefits for these personnel. These provisions apply to TSA staff during the period in which interim or full-year fiscal year 2026 appropriations remain unenacted.

• Continuing appropriations for TSA personnel. The bill provides fiscal year 2026 funding to maintain standard pay, allowances, and benefits for Transportation Security Administration employees during the ongoing partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
• Duration of emergency funding. The funding remains available until either full-year or interim appropriations are enacted, or until September 30, 2026, whichever occurs first.
• Retroactive effective date. The provisions of the bill are designated to take effect as if they had been enacted on February 13, 2026, to cover the period of the shutdown that began the following day.

The bill takes effect retroactively as if enacted on February 13, 2026. The provided continuing appropriations remain in effect until the enactment of standard fiscal year 2026 appropriations or September 30, 2026, whichever occurs first.

This bill provides continuing appropriations to maintain standard pay and benefit rates for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees in the absence of enacted FY2026 appropriations. It functions as a temporary extension of funding authority for existing TSA personnel programs during a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

The bill aims to ensure that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees continue to receive their standard pay, benefits, and allowances during the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began in February 2026. It establishes continuing appropriations to maintain these payments until full-year or interim funding legislation is enacted.