LA HCR71

Louisiana Legislature requests U.S. Congress to eliminate the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airports and transfer security screening responsibilities to airline employees

Cites a 2015 internal TSA probe finding that undercover investigators successfully smuggled mock explosives or banned weapons through checkpoints in 95% of trials

Argues TSA is ineffective, intrusive, and costly, with agents caught stealing from passengers' bags and violating civil liberties

Proposes airline employees could be trained to perform security functions, noting other countries use state or local-level airport security rather than a federal agency

References the Israeli security model as an alternative approach using intelligence-driven, behavior-based screening methods