The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season.
As the TSA app does not show real-time data amid the partial government shutdown, here are a few alternatives travelers can use to make the wait easier.
"All I can say is that the discussions have been very positive and productive, and hopefully headed in the right direction," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.
Travelers are waiting hours at some airports to pass through TSA checkpoints as more officers call out amid the ongoing DHS shutdown.
President Trump threatened to deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports starting Monday if Democrats don't agree to a funding package to end the DHS shutdown.
A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance Friday in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines at airports.