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S. 940 117th Congress Senate

National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Center, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2021 Introduced by: Chris Van Hollen Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 15, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 15, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a national transit frontline workforce training center to meet the needs of the rural and urban transit system frontline workforce through standards-based training relating to relevant maintenance and operations occupations. It must also evaluate, and provide a grant to, a nonprofit organization with demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career ladder programs through labor-management partnerships and apprenticeships on a nationwide basis to carry out the duties of the center.

The center must develop and carry out training and educational programs for public transportation employees serving in the frontline workforce, including programs relating to (1) developing consensus national training standards for key frontline occupations with demonstrated skill gaps; (2) developing national systems of qualification and apprenticeship for transit maintenance and operations occupations; and (3) establishing local, regional, and statewide transit training partnerships.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2129 National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 940: National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-940/
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"S. 940: National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-940/.
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S. 940, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-940/.
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