# 114-hr-4488: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016

114-hr-4488, Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4488
- Congress: 114
- Title: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Introduced: 2016-02-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Cosponsors: 73
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016 This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish or modify a personnel management system for TSA employees engaged in airport security screening. Within 60 days after the enactment date of this bill: (1) any such human resources management system and all TSA personnel management policies, directives, letters, and guidelines shall cease to be effective, and (2) all TSA positions and DHS positions that provide transportation security in furtherance of the purposes of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act shall become subject to general civil service provisions. This bill sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of such employees. DHS shall consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of such positions. The provisions of this bill do not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government.

## Cosponsors (73)

- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2016-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2016-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2016-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4488 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4488)

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