WATCH Personnel Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 28, 2026
What it does
The WATCH Personnel Act of 2026 would establish a minimum annual salary of $40,000 for Transportation Security Officers starting in fiscal year 2026, with annual inflation-based adjustments thereafter using the Consumer Price Index. It would also provide a one-time $10,000 bonus to each Transportation Security Officer employed as of February 14, 2026, during a lapse in appropriations, funded by continuing appropriations that would expire upon enactment of a regular appropriations bill or by September 30, 2026, whichever comes first. The bonus would not count toward retirement or other benefits, and funds would be limited to cover only those periods when no other appropriations are in…
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