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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5732 
To provide for funding for all Transportation Security Administration activi-
ties for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2025 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Ms. BROWNLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for funding for all Transportation Security Ad-
ministration activities for a certain period in the event 
of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep Air Travel Safe 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION IN THE EVENT OF A LAPSE 
IN APPROPRIATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During any period in which there 
is a lapse in appropriations for the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration, the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall continue, using 
amounts described in subsection (g), all programs, 
projects, or activities (including the costs of direct loans 
and loan guarantees) of the Administration that were con-
ducted with amounts made available for any account of 
the Administration in the preceding fiscal year— 
(1) in the corresponding appropriation Act for 
such preceding fiscal year; or 
(2) if the corresponding appropriation bill for 
such preceding fiscal year did not become law, then 
in a joint resolution making continuing appropria-
tions for such preceding fiscal year. 
(b) RATE
FOR OPERATIONS.—Appropriations and 
funds made available, and authority granted, to continue 
a program, project, or activity for any fiscal year pursuant 
to this section shall be at a rate for operations not greater 
than— 
(1) the rate for operations provided for in the 
regular appropriation Act providing for such pro-
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gram, project, or activity for the preceding fiscal 
year; or 
(2) in the absence of such an Act, the rate for 
operations provided for such program, project, or ac-
tivity pursuant to a joint resolution making con-
tinuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Appropriations and funds made 
available, and authority granted, for any fiscal year pursu-
ant to this section for a program, project, or activity shall 
be available for the period beginning with the first day 
of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date on which— 
(A) the applicable regular appropriation 
bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether or 
not such law provides for such program, 
project, or activity); or 
(B) a joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations becomes law; or 
(2) the date that is 180 days after the first day 
of a lapse in appropriations. 
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An appropriation or 
funds made available, or authority granted, for a program, 
project, or activity for any fiscal year pursuant to this sec-
tion shall be subject to the terms and conditions imposed 
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