Public Transit Safety Improvement Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2021-03-23Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
- 2021-03-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-23 (00)
Public Transit Safety Improvement Act of 2021
This bill modifies requirements for approval of a public transportation agency safety plan to include a requirement that a safety committee approve the plan and any updates to the plan. The committee must consist of an equal number of frontline employee representatives (selected by the labor organization representing the plurality of the frontline workforce employed by the public transportation agency) and employer or state representatives.
Cosponsors (6)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Subjects
- Labor-management relations
- Public transit
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
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