S 436 116th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Accidents Assault and harassment offenses Criminal justice information and records Public transit Railroads Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health

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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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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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