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SAFER TRANSIT Act

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing America's Facilities, Equipment and Rail: Taking Responsibility for American National Security in Transit Act or the SAFER TRANSIT Act

This bill amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to reauthorize through FY2020 the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program and other specified activities related to public transportation security. (Authorization for the VIPR program expired after FY2011.)

The Department of Homeland Security must: (1) develop a Local Transit Security Instructor Training Program, and (2) take steps necessary to ensure that the Federal Air Marshal Service uses its resources to cover the highest-risk flights.

What's happening now August 2, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Comstock, Barbara
· Jul 14, 2016
Dent, Charles
· Jul 14, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5794: SAFER TRANSIT Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5794/
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"H.R. 5794: SAFER TRANSIT Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5794/.
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