Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The bill directs the TSA Administrator to produce, within 270 days of enactment, a feasibility study on treating time TSA employees spend traveling between regular duty locations and airport parking lots or bus/transit stops as on-duty hours. The study must analyze commute durations by airport hub size, average commuting time, potential benefits, feasibility of using mobile/location data for arrival/departure reporting, estimated costs including retirement crediting, and any other relevant considerations.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness; conservatives emphasize cost and precedent.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped and well-targeted study mandate that clearly defines purpose, responsible party, timeline, and a set of substantive considerations for evaluating whether certain TSA commute time should be treated as on-duty hours.
The bill directs the TSA Administrator to produce, within 270 days of enactment, a feasibility study on treating time TSA employees spend traveling between regular duty locations and airport parking lots or bus/transit stops as on-duty hours.
The study must analyze commute durations by airport hub size, average commuting time, potential benefits, feasibility of using mobile/location data for arrival/departure reporting, estimated costs including retirement crediting, and any other relevant considerations.
Low substantive impact and narrow scope increase viability, but single-issue study bills often wait for larger vehicle or face procedural delays.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped and well-targeted study mandate that clearly defines purpose, responsible party, timeline, and a set of substantive considerations for evaluating whether certain TSA commute time should be treated as on-duty hours.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness; conservatives emphasize cost and precedent.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness; conservatives emphasize cost and precedent.
Likely views the study positively as a first step toward reducing unfair commuting burdens and improving worker protections.
Sees potential to recognize unpaid labor and improve retirement and pay fairness for TSA front-line workers.
Will generally support a limited, data-driven study while watching costs and operational feasibility.
Prefers measured analysis before committing pay or retirement changes.
Skeptical about expanding what counts as "on-duty" time and wary of creating precedent for federal employee benefits.
May accept a study but questions intent and costs.
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Low substantive impact and narrow scope increase viability, but single-issue study bills often wait for larger vehicle or face procedural delays.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize worker fairness; conservatives emphasize cost and precedent.
Low substantive impact and narrow scope increase viability, but single-issue study bills often wait for larger vehicle or face procedural d…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped and well-targeted study mandate that clearly defines purpose, responsible party, timeline, and a set of substantive considerations for evaluating…
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