Bolivar Bullet
Hyde-Smith Welcomes Committee Passage of Airport Security Bill
Miss. Senator cosponsors SAFEGUARDS Act to end diversion of airport security funds
The Daily Bullet - Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Vol. 37 No. 93
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, welcomed committee passage of a bill she cosponsored to ensure 9/11 passenger fees are used, as intended, to improve aviation and airport security.
The Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday, April 14, approved the Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety (SAFEGUARDS) Act (S.2378), which would end the diversion of 9/11 Passenger Security Fee (PSF) revenues for unrelated non-security uses and instead invest those funds in boosting aviation and airport security.
“As chair of the Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, I am well aware of the major needs at airports around the country. Committee passage of the SAFEGUARDS Act is significant and sets the stage for Congress to ensure these passenger fees are directed toward enhanced security at large and small airports. The diversion of these fees for non-security uses is a disservice to the flying public,” said Hyde-Smith, who also serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.
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