Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act
- Last Action
- 2/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2019-02-11Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2019-02-11Introduced in House
- 2019-02-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-11 (00)
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 operate 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
Subjects
- Accidents
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Criminal justice information and records
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Worker safety and health
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