US HB1139 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 191-11)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-12 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
2019-02-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2019-02-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB436 (Same As) 2020-02-25 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Subjects
Accidents
Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal justice information and records
Public transit
Railroads
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal justice information and records
Public transit
Railroads
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1139/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1139/BILLS-116hr1139ih.pdf |