Airline passenger security fee money would be set aside more directly for airport security projects. The bill grows one TSA fund, creates another, and requires enough fee revenue each year to support both.
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SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Latest action on S. 2378: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects airline passengers, TSA, and airports. Passengers already pay the 9/11 Security Fee, and this bill would direct more of that money into airport security projects. TSA would have to collect enough fee revenue and manage the two funds. Airports could get grants or other support for security equipment and checkpoint technology.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would lock more airline passenger fee money into airport security upgrades. That could give TSA and airports steadier funding for major equipment and technology purchases. It could help speed up some checkpoint and exit-lane improvements. But the bill does not say exactly how much travel lines, screening, or security results would change. Those real-world effects would depend on how TSA and airports use the funds.
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