# 119-hr-4126: ARMS Act

119-hr-4126, ARMS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4126
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4126
- Congress: 119
- Title: ARMS Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**A risk-informed covert testing program** would require the TSA to run regular secret tests to find aviation security gaps. It would also set deadlines for fixes and require public and congressional reporting. - Passengers and Category X airports: Every Category X airport would be tested at least once per fiscal year using at least three covert testing scenarios to reveal vulnerabilities not caught by current screening. - TSA operations: TSA would create a headquarters-based testing system tied to annual threat assessments. For identified vulnerabilities TSA would do a root-cause analysis within 90 days, decide on mitigation within 150 days, and retest within 180 days after fixes are completed. - Transparency and oversight: TSA would deliver annual unclassified reports with classified annexes as needed, publish a public yearly summary of Category X performance including total tests and pass and failure rates, and face a Government Accountability Office review within three years to assess testing validity.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More airport security tests and fixes: benefit, high. If enacted, TSA would create a headquarters-based covert testing program within 180 days. The program would run at least three risk-informed test scenarios and include every Category X airport at least once per fiscal year. TSA would document methods and assumptions so results are statistically val…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act
- 119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4126 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4126)

## Related
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827)
- [119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8443)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4126 (as of 2026-09-21).