This bill includes TSA employees in the Public Safety Officers Benefits program, providing death and disability benefits to Transportation Security Administration officers killed or injured in the line of duty protecting the nations transportation systems.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill includes TSA employees in the Public Safety Officers Benefits program, providing death and disability benefits to Transportation Security Administration officers killed or injured in the line of duty protecting the nations transportation systems.
Last updated: 1/5/2026
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act</strong></p><p>This bill includes Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees in the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program under certain conditions. Specifically, the bill extends PSOB program death and disability benefits to TSA employees performing official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems.</p><p>As background, the PSOB program provides cash benefits to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; employees of emergency management agencies; and members of emergency medical services agencies who are killed or permanently and totally disabled as the result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty. PSOB death benefits are payable to the eligible spouse and children of a public safety officer. Further, the Public Safety Officers’ Educational Assistance program, a component of the PSOB program, provides higher-education assistance to the children and spouses of public safety officers who are eligible for PSOB death or disability benefits. </p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Extends PSOB death benefits to TSA employees
Includes disability benefits for TSA officers
Provides educational assistance for families
Recognizes TSA as public safety officers
Covers officers protecting transportation systems
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
Families of TSA officers killed on duty would receive federal death benefits similar to those for police and firefighters. This responds to incidents like the 2013 LAX shooting where a TSA officer was killed and acknowledges their role in protecting travelers.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
1159, 119th Congress (2025). "Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1159
