H.R. 2309: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-03 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017

Plain summary

Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017 This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish or modify a personnel management system for TSA employees engaged in airport security screening. Within 60 days after the enactment date of this bill: (1) any such human resources management system and all TSA personnel management policies, letters, guidelines, and directives shall cease to be effective, and (2) all TSA positions and DHS positions that provide transportation security in furtherance of the purposes of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act shall become subject to general civil service provisions. This bill sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of such employees. Any collective bargaining agreement on the effective date of this legislation shall remain in effect. DHS shall consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of such positions. The provisions of this bill do not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government.

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Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · 68 cosponsors

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Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Mark Takano (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] reported raising $928,245 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2309.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2309 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115