House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Pay TSA Act of 2026
Official title: To ensure the passenger security fee paid by airline passengers is used exclusively for aviation security, establish a Transportation Security Trust Fund to support the operations and personnel of the Transportation Security Administration, and ensure continuity of aviation security operations during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Nicholas Langworthy R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 17, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7941.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LANGWORTHY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 47, March 16, 2026, Page H2530):Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7941, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Tom Barrett (R-MI), Mike Flood (R-NE), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nicholas Langworthy.
- H.R. 5517 (119th) Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
- H.R. 4690 (119th) Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act
- H.Res. 1174 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review…
- H.Res. 1345 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing…
- H.Res. 177 (119th) Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…
- H.Res. 426 (119th) Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.