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Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act

Introduced: February 11, 2019 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Feb 25, 2020
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 25, 2020
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-427.
Feb 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act

This bill requires grant recipients under the public transportation safety program who operate a 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  to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for review and approval; and (3) implement the approved program.

DOT shall require grant recipients who operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system that is not subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration to (1) develop a risk reduction program for assaults on rail workers to improve safety by reducing the number and severity of assaults on such workers; (2) submit the program to DOT for review and approval; and (3) implement the approved program.

A grant recipient shall report to DOT any information on each assault on a transit worker for inclusion in the National Transit Database.

What's happening now February 25, 2020

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1139 Identical bill Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13 Independent 1
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Feb 24, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 11, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 21, 2019
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · May 20, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 6, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 6, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Apr 30, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 29, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 29, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 11, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 436: Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-436/
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"S. 436: Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-436/.
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