Overview
- Airlines for America warned that temporary payments to Transportation Security Administration workers that eased security lines will soon expire and could trigger fresh delays at major airports.
- The group urged Congress to pass full Department of Homeland Security funding that covers TSA and U.S. customs staff to prevent breakdowns during the FIFA World Cup and the nation’s 250th anniversary events.
- Security wait times improved in recent weeks after DHS issued back pay to TSA personnel following President Donald Trump’s March instruction to make workers whole.
- DHS has kept core operations running with carryover money from the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other appropriations while the federal government remains partially shut down.
- A4A pressed lawmakers not to leave Washington for recess until a deal is passed and warned of a potential transportation “meltdown” if current stopgaps lapse.