Bill > HR5851

This bill provides a financial safety net for critical aviation and transportation security personnel during a potential federal government shutdown in 2026. Specifically, the bill appropriates necessary funds to ensure that air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening personnel, and their supporting contractors continue to receive standard pay, benefits, and allowances if regular government funding is not in place. The appropriations would be effective from October 1, 2025, and would remain available until either a new appropriations bill is passed, a regular appropriations resolution is enacted without funding for these purposes, or September 30, 2026 - whichever comes first. The bill is designed to maintain the safe and orderly operation of the national airspace system and aviation security screening by preventing interruption of pay and essential services. Any funds spent under this act would be retroactively charged to the applicable future appropriations when they are eventually enacted. The bill would take effect as if it were enacted on September 30, 2025, providing advance preparation for potential funding gaps.

Budget and Finance

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5851/all-info