H.R. 6173 119th Congress House

Public Transit Crime Prevention Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the commission of vandalism and graffiti against mass transportation systems, and to prohibit assaults commi… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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To President

Became law

Nov 20, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Nov 20, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Federal Railroad Administration
2 filings
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
2 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2 filings

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6173: Public Transit Crime Prevention Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6173/

MLA

"H.R. 6173: Public Transit Crime Prevention Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6173/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 6173, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6173/.

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