H.R. 96: TSA Loose Change Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-03 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

TSA Loose Change Act

Plain summary

TSA Loose Change Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to transfer annually, based on requests for proposals, unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that operate multiple airport centers throughout the United States to provide places of rest and recuperation for Armed Forces members and their families. (Currently, such moneys are retained by the TSA for civil aviation security.) The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 is amended to replace the requirement that the TSA report annually to Congress on how unclaimed money is being used to provide civil aviation security with a requirement that the TSA report on the amount of money transferred to nonprofit organizations.

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Official text

TSA Loose Change Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 1 cosponsors

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Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] reported raising $580,025 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr96.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr96 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115