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HLS 26RS-2642 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 39
BY REPRESENTATIVE WALTERS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to create an interest-
free loan program for active Transportation Security Administration agents at the
Shreveport Regional Airport
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for active
3 Transportation Security Administration agents at the Shreveport Regional Airport.
4 WHEREAS, Louisiana recognizes the importance of transportation security and that
5 the Transportation Security Administration was originally created to oversee security
6 measures for mass transportation in the United States; and
7 WHEREAS, due to a shutdown of the federal government, which began on February
8 14, 2026, the employees of the Transportation Security Administration continue to provide
9 security for airports across the United States without pay; and
10 WHEREAS, other states and localities have addressed this issue by providing
11 financial support to government employees who otherwise work without pay; and
12 WHEREAS, Maryland established the "Federal Shutdown Loan Program" in 2019,
13 which offers an interest-free loan of seven hundred dollars to essential federal employees
14 who continue to work during a federal government shutdown; and
15 WHEREAS, this loan has afforded economic security to Transportation Security
16 Administration agents, who would otherwise be unable to afford basic essentials, such as
17 rent and groceries, even as they are still expected to work during the current shutdown; and
18 WHEREAS, many Transportation Security Administration agents at the Shreveport
19 Regional Airport continue to work, even as they receive no pay; and
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HLS 26RS-2642 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 39
1 WHEREAS, Louisiana and its political subdivisions should seek to aid
2 Transportation Security Administration agents during this time of uncertainty by providing
3 temporary financial assistance.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
5 urge and request the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for active
6 Transportation Security Administration agents at the Shreveport Regional Airport.
7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
8 mayor of the city of Shreveport, the city council of the city of Shreveport, and the Caddo
9 Parish Commission.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 39 Original 2026 Regular Session Walters
Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for active
Transportation Security Administration agents at the Shreveport Regional Airport.
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