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Airport Worker Safety and Efficiency Act of 2025

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Real bill

Good Jobs for Good Airports Act

External ID
HR/119/9678
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
2026-07-14
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Airport Worker Safety and Efficiency Act of 2025

To improve working conditions and wages for airport service workers (e.g., baggage handlers, cleaners, security) by requiring airports receiving federal grants to adopt labor standards, including minimum pay and benefits, and to penalize airports that fail to comply.

Constitutional concerns with the original

  1. The bill may exceed Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8 by imposing labor standards on private employers at airports, which could be seen as a Tenth Amendment infringement on state and local authority over intrastate commerce.
  2. The bill's enforcement mechanism may violate the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause if it penalizes airports without clear notice or a fair hearing process.

Solution text

This Act ensures safe and efficient operations at federally funded airports by requiring airports that receive federal grants under 49 U.S.C. § 47101 et seq. to adopt and enforce minimum safety and training standards for all workers performing services directly related to airport operations, including baggage handling, aircraft servicing, and passenger assistance. The standards shall be developed by the Secretary of Transportation in consultation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, focusing on workplace safety, injury prevention, and basic training requirements, not on wages or benefits. Airports must submit an annual compliance report to the Secretary, certifying that all contracted service providers meet these safety standards. The Secretary may withhold up to 10% of the airport's annual federal grant allocation for noncompliance, after providing a 90-day notice and an opportunity for a hearing. This Act does not preempt state or local laws that provide greater worker protections, consistent with the Tenth Amendment. The Act shall be funded through existing appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program, with a budget cap of $5 million annually for administrative costs. It shall sunset after 5 years, with a report to Congress on effectiveness and any unintended consequences.

Operative provisions

funding source
Existing appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program (49 U.S.C. § 48103).
funding amount
$5 million per year for administrative costs, capped.
sunset years
5
oversight body
Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
enforcement mechanism
Withholding up to 10% of annual federal grant allocation after 90-day notice and hearing; judicial review available under the Administrative Procedure Act.
effective date
180 days after enactment.

Bipartisan rationale

Democratic priorities honored: Protects worker safety and ensures federal funds are used for safe operations, addressing concerns about working conditions without imposing wage mandates. Republican priorities honored: Respects state and local authority under the Tenth Amendment, avoids federal wage controls, limits federal spending with a budget cap and sunset, and provides due process protections for airports.

Constitutional citations

  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)
  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause)
  • → Tenth Amendment
  • → Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Amendment X Amendment V

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