S. 4419: Good Jobs for Good Airports Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-16 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Good Jobs for Good Airports Act

Plain summary

Good Jobs for Good Airports Act This bill addresses pay, benefits, and labor standards for certain airport service workers. Airport service workers include security officers, food service workers, cleaning staff, ticketing agents, and retail service workers. Specifically, the bill establishes a minimum wage and benefit standard for such airport service workers at large, medium, and small hub airports. It also prohibits small, medium, and large hub airports from accessing federal funds for airport development projects unless the airports certify that such airport service workers are paid no less than the higher of $15 per hour, the applicable state or local minimum wage and fringe benefits, or the prevailing wage and fringe benefits required under the Service Contract Act as established by the Department of Labor.

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Official text

Good Jobs for Good Airports Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · 15 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4419.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s4419 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117