S 3031 119th Congress
Keep America Flying Act of 2026
A bill making continuing appropriations for essential Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration pay and operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in the Senate.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205.
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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day October 21, 2025).
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 205. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day October 21, 2025). | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionPlaced on Calendar Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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Keep America Flying Act of 2026This 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 toair traffic controllers and other FAA essential operational personnel whose services are required for the safe and orderly operation of the national airspace system; andTSA employees engaged in screening operations, aviation security duties, or related mission-support functions necessary to carry out security screening.The bill also provides appropriations for payments to FAA and TSA contractors who are providing support to these employees.The bill provides the continuing appropriations until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) September 30, 2026. The bill must take effect as if it had been enacted on September 30, 2025.
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- Placed on Calendar SenateOct 22, 2025