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HR 1148 108th Congress House

Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2003

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems.

Introduced: March 27, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1051)
Mar 7, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1051)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to: (1) review all government assessments conducted after September 11, 2001, of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation, including related public gathering areas; (2) conduct, as necessary, additional assessments of vulnerabilities associated with any public transportation system; and (3) determine the percentage of frontline transit employees who have received training in emergency preparedness and response activities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible transportation agencies for the training of frontline transit employees in emergency preparedness and response activities and the acquisition of approved equipment and technologies to assist in carrying out such training and activities. Allocates grant amounts among eligible transportation agencies based on their needs for emergency preparedness and response training and equipment, requiring not less than ten percent of such amounts to eligible transportation agencies in non-urban areas.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 27, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1148: Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1148/
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"H.R. 1148: Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1148/.
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