# 119-hr-1159: Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

119-hr-1159, Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1159
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

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

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Death benefits for TSA families: benefit, medium. 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 peopl…

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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1159 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1159)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2743)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1159 (as of 2026-04-21).