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Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act

Introduced: September 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act

This bill prohibits the awarding of a contract to an entity for the procurement of rolling stock for use in public transportation if the manufacturer of the rolling stock is (1) incorporated or has manufacturing facilities in the United States; and (2) is owned or controlled by an entity based in a country that is identified as a nonmarket economy country, was identified by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative  (USTR) as a priority foreign country (e.g., a country that does not protect intellectual property rights), and is subject to monitoring by the USTR. This includes the People's Republic of China.

Any recipient of financial assistance for public transportation that operates a rail fixed guideway service must certify that is will not award any contract for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation to a manufacturer of rolling stock that is described by this bill. A recipient that operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system must certify that it has a written plan for identifying and reducing cybersecurity risks.

What's happening now May 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1663 Related bill Metro Safety, Accountability, and Investment Act of 2019
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 846 Identical bill Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 7 Republican 17
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Dec 19, 2019
Cheney, Liz
· Oct 18, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 18, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Sep 11, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Aug 16, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 30, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Jul 18, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 16, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Jul 16, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 27, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jun 27, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 27, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Jun 27, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Jun 27, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Jun 20, 2019
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 20, 2019
Gohmert, Louie
· Jun 20, 2019
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Jun 20, 2019
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jun 20, 2019
Ratcliffe, John
· Jun 20, 2019
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 20, 2019
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jun 20, 2019
Byrne, Bradley
· Jun 11, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 11, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 11, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Jun 11, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · May 28, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 28, 2019
Conaway, K.
· May 28, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· May 28, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 28, 2019
Loebsack, David
· May 28, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 28, 2019
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · May 28, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 15, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 15, 2019
Granger, Kay
· May 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2019
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 15, 2019
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2739: Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2739/
MLA
"H.R. 2739: Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2739/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2739, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2739/.
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[H.R. 2739: Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2739/)
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