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Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act

Introduced: November 20, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 7, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require public transportation safety grant recipients that operate fixed route bus service to: (1) develop a risk reduction program for bus operations to improve safety by reducing the number and rates of accidents, injuries, assaults on bus operators, and fatalities; (2) submit the program, including the implementation plan required by this bill, to DOT for review and approval; and (3) implement the program and plans approved by DOT.

The recipient of a public transportation safety grant shall report to DOT, for inclusion in the National Transit Database, any information on each assault on an public transportation vehicle operator.

What's happening now June 7, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3215 Related bill Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 49
All 49 Democratic 44 Republican 2
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Dec 20, 2018
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 10, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 10, 2018
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Takano, Mark
California · Dec 10, 2018
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Dec 6, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 29, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 27, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 27, 2018
McEachin, A.
· Nov 20, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2018
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 26, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 23, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 23, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 9, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 9, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 5, 2018
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 5, 2018
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 28, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Sep 25, 2018
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 17, 2018
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 12, 2018
Tsongas, Niki
· Aug 24, 2018
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 21, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 14, 2018
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 3, 2018
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 26, 2018
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 25, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 24, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2018
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 17, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 16, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 16, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 12, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 12, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2018
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 10, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 10, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 3, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 29, 2018
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 25, 2018
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 14, 2018
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Garamendi, John
California · Jun 13, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Jun 7, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 7, 2018
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 6, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 6, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 6, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6016: Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6016/
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"H.R. 6016: Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6016/.
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