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TRIP Act

Introduced: June 26, 2018 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 26, 2018
Received in the House.
Sep 26, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 25, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S6310-6311)
Sep 25, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S6310-6311)
Sep 25, 2018
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6310-6311)
Sep 25, 2018
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6310-6311)
Jun 26, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 26, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Transit Rail Inspection Practices Act of 2018 or the TRIP Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and disseminate to state safety oversight agencies (SSOAs) the process and methodology that it will use to monitor the effectiveness of the enforcement authorities and practices of the SSOAs.

A state safety oversight program shall provide the SSOA with the authority and capability to enter the facilities of each rail fixed guideway public transportation system that the SSOA oversees to inspect infrastructure, equipment, records, personnel, and data.

A SSOA shall establish policies and procedures: (1) regarding the access of the SSOA to conduct inspections of the rail fixed guideway public transportation system, and (2) for collecting data from a rail fixed guideway public transportation agency.

A rail fixed guideway public transportation agency shall provide the applicable SSOA with the data that the rail fixed guideway public transportation agency collects when identifying and evaluating safety risks.

DOT shall issue a special directive to each SSOA on the development and implementation of risk-based inspection programs.

(Sec. 3) The bill increases the apportionment percentage for state safety oversight program grants.

What's happening now September 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3139: TRIP Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3139/
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"S. 3139: TRIP Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3139/.
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S. 3139, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3139/.
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