# 119-hr-8770: SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026

119-hr-8770, SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8770
- 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-8770
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Reserving 9/11 Security Fee revenue exclusively for aviation security.** The bill creates two dedicated funds and requires the Transportation Security Administration to collect set annual amounts so fee revenue pays for passenger and baggage screening, checkpoint technology, and related grants. - Travelers: The fee is described as passenger-paid and must fund passenger and baggage screening and security technology upgrades, aiming to keep security investments tied to the traveling public. - Airports and technology procurement: Establishes the Aviation Security Capital Fund and the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund. Beginning in fiscal year 2028 the first $500 million of annual fee revenue goes to the Capital Fund and the next $250 million goes to the ASCT Fund for grants, procurement, deployment, installation, testing, and sustainment of checkpoint technology. - TSA and public trust: Requires the TSA Administrator to set fees to collect at least those amounts each year and treats collections as offsetting receipts. The bill also states that diversion of fee revenue to unrelated purposes should end no later than 2027 to preserve public trust.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New fund for airport security checkpoints: benefit, high. The bill would create an Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund at the Department of Homeland Security. Money would be available until spent to test, buy, install, and maintain airport checkpoint machines. TSA would also be able to give grants or sign agreements to deploy this equipment. It w…
- Higher airline security fees starting 2028: cost, low. Starting in fiscal year 2028, TSA would set airline security fees to collect at least $500 million a year for the Aviation Security Capital Fund. After that, at least $250 million a year would go to a checkpoint technology fund. These amounts would be raised through the 9/11 Security Fee on airline…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hres-1511: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of t…
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8770 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8770)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hres-1511: Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1511)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8770 (as of 2026-09-21).