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Commuter Safety Act of 2003

Introduced: June 3, 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 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Jun 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commuter Safety Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to provide for the installation of chemical and biological detection devices in the enclosed passenger boarding stations of each heavy rail transit system in the United States. Allows the Secretary to make grants to owners and operators of heavy rail transit systems to carry out the program. Establishes the Federal share of the cost of the activities carried out under this program at 70 percent.

What's happening now June 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2301: Commuter Safety Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2301/
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"H.R. 2301: Commuter Safety Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2301/.
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H.R. 2301, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2301/.
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