Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The TSA Commuting Fairness Act requires the TSA Administrator to submit, within 270 days of enactment, a feasibility study on treating time spent by TSA employees traveling between regular duty locations and airport parking lots or bus/transit stops as on-duty. The study must analyze travel times by airport hub size, average commuting time, potential benefits, feasibility of using mobile/location data to record arrivals and departures, estimated costs including retirement crediting, and other relevant considerations, and report to relevant House and Senate committees.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness and retention benefits.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-scoped study directive: it clearly defines the issue, names the responsible official and recipients, sets a firm deadline, and enumerates substantive topics the study must cover.
The TSA Commuting Fairness Act requires the TSA Administrator to submit, within 270 days of enactment, a feasibility study on treating time spent by TSA employees traveling between regular duty locations and airport parking lots or bus/transit stops as on-duty.
The study must analyze travel times by airport hub size, average commuting time, potential benefits, feasibility of using mobile/location data to record arrivals and departures, estimated costs including retirement crediting, and other relevant considerations, and report to relevant House and Senate committees.
Low substantive risk and limited fiscal exposure increase prospects, but many study bills nonetheless stall in committee.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-scoped study directive: it clearly defines the issue, names the responsible official and recipients, sets a firm deadline, and enumerates substantive topics the study must cover.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness and retention benefits.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness and retention benefits.
Likely broadly favorable: views the study as a step toward fairer compensation and worker protections for TSA employees who face burdensome commutes.
Sees potential for improved equity, retention, and safety, while wanting strong privacy and implementation safeguards.
Cautiously positive: the study is a measured, evidence-seeking approach to a workplace issue.
Sees value in data before policy changes but wants careful cost-benefit analysis and pilot testing to avoid unintended consequences.
Skeptical: views the study as a potential step toward costly expansion of on-duty compensable time and retirement liabilities.
Concerned about precedent, government overreach, privacy invasion, and fiscal consequences.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Low substantive risk and limited fiscal exposure increase prospects, but many study bills nonetheless stall in committee.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness and retention benefits.
Low substantive risk and limited fiscal exposure increase prospects, but many study bills nonetheless stall in committee.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-scoped study directive: it clearly defines the issue, names the responsible official and recipients, sets a firm deadline, and enumerates substantive topics…
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