A pat down from the Transportation Security Administration or TSA may now cost you double in fees.

Last week the Senate's purse-keepers approved an increase in airline security fees, which would bump up charges for a round-trip nonstop ticket to $10 from $5.

The airline industry, struggling to offset rising fuel costs, has started charging fees on everything in recent years from checked baggage, in-flight TV and early boarding to a simple pillow or bottle of water. For flyers, that can easily add up to nearly a $100 on top of the cost for the airline ticket.

Airline fees continue to be a political hot potato on Capitol Hill. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has been vocal about airlines' practice of charging more for premium seats, meaning families who don't want to pay more often have to sit apart. Schumer has proposed a fee waiver for families who want to sit together.

The Democrat-led Senate Appropriations Committee passed the TSA fee-hike proposal, which is attached to a homeland security measure that funds the TSA.

Supporters of the Senate's TSA-fee hike said it is a way to shift the cost burden onto those who are using the travel system, and away from taxpayers as a whole. They point the finger at airlines, saying that charges for checked luggage, which can cost between $15 and $35 on some airlines, has meant more people are carrying on baggage--and that has increased costs for the TSA, who need to employ more security checkpoint personnel.