参议院以全票通过了他提出的法案，以终止这一特权，但该法案仍需通过众议院才能成为法律。
作者：亚历克斯·米勒
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发布时间：2026年3月24日 美国东部时间上午9:34
麦迪逊·斯卡皮诺从哈茨菲尔德-杰克逊亚特兰大国际机场现场报道，旅客面临数小时的安检排队。国土安全部停摆之际，特朗普总统部署移民与海关执法局（ICE）人员提供协助。
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在国土安全部停摆持续之际，参议院悄然通过了一项法案，要求议员与普通民众一样排队接受机场安检，终结了一项长期享有的特权。
来自得克萨斯州的共和党参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn）推动了《机场终结国会特殊待遇法案》（End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act），该法案在参议院以全票通过。该法案出台之际，国土安全部的停摆正严重扰乱航空旅行。
全国机场正上演混乱场景，特别是休斯顿、亚特兰大、新奥尔良和纽约等地，安检队伍绵延数个街区。运输安全管理局（TSA）员工无薪工作，许多人选择不来上班。
舒默策略失败，国土安全部停摆持续36天，机场排队加剧
2026年3月22日周日，路易斯阿姆斯特朗新奥尔良国际机场（左、中）和哈茨菲尔德-杰克逊亚特兰大国际机场（右）的旅客经历了长时间等待，这是由于部分政府停摆造成的。（WVUE）
尽管联邦员工和旅客面临的延误和困难不断增加，参议院民主党人至今仍未放弃停摆立场，继续推动对移民与海关执法局（ICE）的更严格改革。
科宁在参议院表示：”除了完全脱离现实，我能想到的唯一原因是，我们的民主党同僚不愿让所有国会议员都亲身体验自己造成的混乱。”
“正如许多美国人可能不知道——但我们大多数在华盛顿的人都知道——全国各地的机场允许国会议员绕过常规的TSA安检流程，”科宁说。
国土安全部停摆并列史上第二长，民主党再度阻挠资金，机场混乱与反恐担忧并存
2026年3月3日，得克萨斯州奥斯汀，科宁参议员对媒体讲话。（杰克·迈耶/美联社照片）
“换句话说，他们可以跳过排队，”他继续说道。”这种情况今天就应该结束。国会议员不应享有不公平的特权，而让TSA人员无薪工作，自己却能免受同样的旅行困难和安检要求。”
科宁的法案将改变这一现状，要求议员与普通民众接受相同的TSA安检，并停止为安检口提供快速或优先通道的联邦资金。
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2026年3月18日，美国国会大厦外，参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默在反对《拯救美国法案》的集会上发言。（内森·波斯纳/阿纳多卢通讯社通过盖蒂图片社）
该法案还将禁止议员以官方身份跳过标准安检或获得优先待遇，但允许他们继续参加TSA预检（PreCheck）或类似项目。
尽管法案在参议院通过，但要成为法律，还需经众议院审议。
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该立法出台之际，两党均意识到机场现状的严重性。纽约州民主党参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默和参议院民主党人曾试图通过一项TSA独立资金法案，但未获通过——部分原因是为了缓解机场混乱，并将责任转嫁给共和党人。
与此同时，参议院共和党人五次试图重新开放整个国土安全部均被阻挠，同时其他几项临时资金法案也未能通过。
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字版报道美国参议院的撰稿人。
Cornyn targets lawmakers’ airport fast pass as TSA lines grow during DHS shutdown
The Senate passed his bill to end the perk unanimously, but it must still clear the House before becoming law.
By Alex Miller
Fox News
Published March 24, 2026 9:34am EDT
Madison Scarpino reports live from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport where travelers face hours-long security lines. President Trump deploys ICE agents to assist amid TSA callouts.
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The Senate quietly passed legislation that would require lawmakers to join the general public in airport security lines, ending a long-held privilege, as the Homeland Security shutdown continues.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, pushed the End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act, which unanimously passed the upper chamber. The bill comes the DHS shutdown snarls air travel.
Chaotic scenes are unfolding at airports across the country, particularly in Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans and New York, with security lines stretching for blocks. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees are going without pay, and many are not reporting to work.
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Travelers experienced extensive wait times Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (left, middle) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (right) due to the partial government shutdown.(WVUE)
Despite increasing delays and hardships for both federal workers and travelers, Senate Democrats have so far not backed down from their shutdown position as they pursue stricter reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Cornyn said on the Senate floor that the “only reason I can fathom, other than being completely out of touch, that our Democratic colleagues would do this is because not all members of Congress are being forced to experience the same mess of their own making right now.”
“As many Americans probably don’t know — but most of us in Washington do — airports around the country allow members of Congress to bypass the usual TSA security screening process,” Cornyn said.
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Sen. John Cornyn speaks to the media on March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.(Jack Myer/AP Photo)
“In other words, they get to skip the line,” he continued. “This should end today. Instead of enduring the same travel tribulations and security requirements that everyone else has to meet, members of Congress are getting an unfair perk while TSA officers have to work without pay.”
Cornyn’s bill would do just that, requiring lawmakers to undergo the same TSA screening as the general public and halt federal funds used to provide expedited or preferential access at security checkpoints.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
It would also prevent lawmakers from skipping standard screening or receiving priority treatment based on their official status, but would allow them to continue participating in TSA PreCheck or similar programs.
While the bill passed the Senate, it must still be considered in the House before it can become law.
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The legislation comes as both sides of the aisle acknowledge the situation at the nation’s airports. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats have tried and failed to pass a standalone funding bill for TSA as the shutdown continues — in part to ease airport disruptions and shift blame to Republicans.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have been blocked five times in their attempts to reopen the entire agency, along with several other efforts to pass temporary funding.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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