Overview
- U.S. Travel said the House vote restored Department of Homeland Security funding and closed the longest DHS shutdown on record.
- More than 1,100 Transportation Security Administration officers have left during the lapse, the group reported, warning morale and readiness have slipped with major events only weeks away.
- AHLA said TSA officers worked without reliable pay during the funding gap, which led to canceled trips and fewer hotel stays across the country.
- Both U.S. Travel and AHLA urged Congress to guarantee pay for TSA officers and air traffic controllers during any future shutdown to keep airports and travel moving.
- The associations highlighted travel’s broad footprint, noting millions of U.S. jobs depend on steady operations and saying repeated funding scares have eroded confidence among travelers and workers.