Keep America Flying Act of 2026
Introduced Oct 22, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz
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This bill provides continuing appropriations to pay air traffic controllers, other essential Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, and certain Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees during the period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2026 are not in effect (i.e., the government shutdown).
Specifically, the bill provides FY2026 continuing appropriations to pay and provide benefits to
air traffic controllers and other FAA essential operational personnel whose services are required for the safe and orderly operation of the national airspace system; and
TSA employees engaged in screening operations, aviation security duties, or related mission-support functions necessary to carry out security screening.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
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