Airport screening fees now pay for airport screening, not other government work.

What it does

This bill makes sure money from the 9/11 Security Fee goes to airport screening. Airline passengers pay this fee when they buy tickets. The bill sets up two funds. One fund gets $500 million each year starting in 2028. The other fund gets $250 million each year. Both funds pay for screening machines and other airport safety work. The TSA runs both funds.

Who it affects

Airline passengers now know their fees pay for screening and baggage checks. The TSA gets steady money to buy and fix screening machines at airports.

One thing to notice

The bill locks in $750 million per year from airline passenger fees. Congress has less power to change how much money goes to airport screening each year.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

6 cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 1 Democrats.

• May 12, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• May 12, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 3”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4389-4390)”
• Jul 13, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

14 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 14 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $3,555,301 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 11 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 94% of bills with any report.

Dale Strong, who sponsored the bill, received $682,420 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• American Association of Airport Executives — $1,172,100 in 1 report
• Airports Council International -- North America — $775,201 in 1 report
• American Fed of Government Employees AFL-CIO — $390,000 in 1 report
• Southwest Airlines — $360,000 in 1 report
• Air Line Pilots Association — $266,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• 9/11 Security Fee — Money that airline passengers pay when they buy a ticket for airport screening.
• TSA — The agency that runs airport screening and safety work.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.