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Abolish TSA Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1180| Senate 
| Updated: 3/27/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Abolish TSA Act of 2025" proposes to eliminate the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) three years after the bill's enactment. Its core policy is to expeditiously eliminate or transfer all TSA authorities, enforcement functions, and programs. A primary goal is to privatize all commercial airport security operations to enhance both cost-efficiency and security. To achieve this, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, must submit a comprehensive reorganization plan within 90 days. This plan includes establishing an Office of Aviation Security Oversight within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to regulate aviation security, though its employees would not conduct screening services. It also details the rapid transfer of all aviation security activities and equipment to qualified private screening companies. Furthermore, the reorganization plan must outline the proportional reduction of TSA operations and personnel until the agency is fully dissolved. Functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities related to surface transportation, such as mass transit and freight rail, are to be transferred to the Department of Transportation. Notably, the plan explicitly prohibits any requirement for private contractors to conduct warrantless searches and seizures, and it cannot extend the three-year deadline for TSA's abolition. The bill establishes a robust oversight mechanism, requiring the Secretary to submit periodic reports on compliance every 30 days. Additionally, the Comptroller General of the United States will provide independent reports to Congress every 180 days detailing the Secretary's adherence to the Act. Congress will then review and approve the reorganization plan through a specific joint resolution process.
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Timeline
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 27, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 27, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Abolish TSA Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1180| Senate 
| Updated: 3/27/2025
The "Abolish TSA Act of 2025" proposes to eliminate the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) three years after the bill's enactment. Its core policy is to expeditiously eliminate or transfer all TSA authorities, enforcement functions, and programs. A primary goal is to privatize all commercial airport security operations to enhance both cost-efficiency and security. To achieve this, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, must submit a comprehensive reorganization plan within 90 days. This plan includes establishing an Office of Aviation Security Oversight within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to regulate aviation security, though its employees would not conduct screening services. It also details the rapid transfer of all aviation security activities and equipment to qualified private screening companies. Furthermore, the reorganization plan must outline the proportional reduction of TSA operations and personnel until the agency is fully dissolved. Functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities related to surface transportation, such as mass transit and freight rail, are to be transferred to the Department of Transportation. Notably, the plan explicitly prohibits any requirement for private contractors to conduct warrantless searches and seizures, and it cannot extend the three-year deadline for TSA's abolition. The bill establishes a robust oversight mechanism, requiring the Secretary to submit periodic reports on compliance every 30 days. Additionally, the Comptroller General of the United States will provide independent reports to Congress every 180 days detailing the Secretary's adherence to the Act. Congress will then review and approve the reorganization plan through a specific joint resolution process.
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Timeline
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 27, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • March 27, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 27, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted