This bill, the Safer Skies Act of 2025, directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to update security screening requirements so that certain air carrier operations are subject to 49 CFR 1544.101(a), the Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program. The change must be made not later than 360 days after the bill becomes law. The bill says the TSA Administrator must revise any rules, guidance, or policies to comply.
The bill applies to "covered air carrier operations," which the bill defines as operations that:
If you fly on a carrier that meets the bill's definition, that carrier would have to follow the Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program. That means the carrier will be subject to TSA security screening requirements as updated by the Administrator. The bill sets a 360-day deadline for TSA to make these changes.
No publicly available information on costs or budgetary effects is included in the bill text. The bill requires TSA to revise rules and guidance but does not include cost estimates or funding instructions.
The sponsors introduced this bill to require the TSA Administrator to expand and update security screening requirements so certain scheduled passenger air carrier operations are covered by the Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program.
No publicly available information on opponents' views is included in the bill text or the provided metadata.