{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kennedy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1183", "TSA Commuting Fairness Act, First Bill Introduced by Congressman Kennedy, Approved In House", "2024-12-20", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "John Kennedy", "K000393", "kennedy.house.gov", "kennedy", "https://kennedy.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "During debate for the TSA Commuting Fairness Act, Rep. Kennedy said in part, \u201cTransportation Security Administration (TSA) employees face some unique challenges when commuting to work, however. Many employees find housing they can afford far from airports, leading to long commutes with limited public transit options and heavy traffic. Upon arrival at the airport, employees often must park in an employee lot and wait for irregular shuttles to bring them to the airport terminal, where they may have to walk a long distance to the security checkpoint to clock in for work. According to the Government Accountability Office, TSOs have reported that just getting from the parking lot to the checkpoint to clock in for work can take as long as 45 minutes. If these hardworking civil servants are just a few minutes late to clock in, they can face discipline and punishment. My bill, the TSA Commuting Fairness Act, would help provide fairer conditions for these employees as they commute to work to secure our transportation systems.\u201d\n\n\u201cTSA employees deserve fair compensation for their time on airport property,\u201d said American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) TSA Council 100 President Hydrick Thomas. \u201cCongressman Kennedy\u2019s legislation is an important step in ensuring that our 45,000 members are made whole for their on-site commutes. Our members keep our skies safe each and every day and deserve to be recognized for their hard work.\u201d\n\nThe bill was led through the House Committee on Homeland Security by Congressman Kennedy on June 12, 2024. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration and approval.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://kennedy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1183"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7858038879930973, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}