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119-hr-1159119th CongressWALLET

Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

Sponsored By: Representative Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

Introduced

Summary

Extends Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees who are performing duties to protect the nation's transportation systems.

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  • Families of fallen TSA officers would gain access to federal death benefits when an officer dies while performing covered TSA duties. This applies to injuries sustained on or after October 31, 2013.
  • TSA employees whose work is related to safeguarding transportation systems would be added to the list of eligible public safety officers through a new subparagraph (H) in Section 1204(14).
  • The Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits program would explicitly cover certain TSA personnel, creating a clear eligibility pathway for survivors to apply for benefits.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Death benefits for TSA families

If enacted, the bill would add TSA employees to the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits program. Their families could receive federal death benefits if the employee suffered a fatal injury while on official TSA duty. Those duties must relate to protecting transportation systems and keeping people and commerce moving. It would cover injuries on or after October 31, 2013.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2025

  • Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 2/11/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/18/2025

  • Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

Roll Call Votes

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