{"id":19336,"date":"2020-03-05T21:16:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T21:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/05\/house-passes-bill-to-make-tsa-officers-equal-with-other-feds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:49:48","slug":"house-passes-bill-to-make-tsa-officers-equal-with-other-feds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2020\/03\/05\/house-passes-bill-to-make-tsa-officers-equal-with-other-feds\/","title":{"rendered":"House passes bill to make TSA officers equal with other feds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Officers working for the Transportation Security Administration are not covered under the same workforce management provisions as the majority of the federal workforce, but legislation that passed the House March 5 would extend the pay and protections offered to most federal employees to those at TSA as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act would eliminate the personnel authorities granted to the Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation, automatically moving TSA employees over to the General Schedule. Those agencies would be required to consult with labor organizations about the transition while maintaining the same pay rates, leave and other rights of those employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am pleased this bipartisan legislation passed the House of Representatives today. Transportation Security Officers ensure the safety of the American people on a daily basis, and they ought to have the same federal worker protections as other federal employees under Title 5 of the U.S. Code,\u201d said Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn addition to expanded worker protections, this legislation would increase salaries for many TSA employees. I strongly support this legislation and will urge my colleagues in the Senate to consider it quickly. Federal employees work hard to serve their nation each and every day, and providing fair pay and benefits is essential to recruiting and retaining a qualified workforce.”<\/p>\n\n\n\t