Airport workers must get fair wages and can sue employers.
H.R. 9678 — Good Jobs for Good Airports Act · Filed by Chuy García (D-IL) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires airport employers to pay workers fair wages and extra pay. It covers ground handling, passenger help, security, ticketing, cleaning, food service, and snack stand workers. Employers must report monthly that they follow the rules. The Labor Department and Transportation Department check compliance. Workers and groups can sue employers in court if rules are broken.
Who it affects
Airport service workers gain wage and extra pay protections. Airport employers must pay higher wages and track compliance. Labor unions and worker groups gain the power to sue.
One thing to notice
Workers can sue employers directly in court without asking the government first. Fair wages under this law are typically 20 to 40 percent above local minimum wage.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- fair wages — Pay rates set by the government based on what workers earn in similar jobs.
- extra pay — Money and perks beyond base wages, like health insurance or retirement plans.
- compliance — Following the rules and requirements set by law.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (13,490 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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