US Congress House Bill 2975 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SAFER TRANSIT Act Securing America's Facilities, Equipment and Rail: Taking Responsibility for American National Security In Transit Act This bill amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to reauthorize through FY2020 the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program and other specified activities related to public transportation security. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must: (1) develop a Local Transit Security Instructor Training Program, and (2) take steps necessary to ensure that the Federal Air Marshal Service uses its resources to cover the highest-risk flights. DHS shall direct the Directorate of Science and Technology to prioritize research of scalable, cost-effective technology solutions to detect chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats abroad public transportation that are capable of continuous, real-time detecting of, and alerting passengers and operating personnel to, such threats.

SAFER TRANSIT Act Securing America's Facilities, Equipment and Rail: Taking Responsibility for American National Security In Transit Act

Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]

Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
2017-06-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2017-06-21	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2975/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2975/BILLS-115hr2975ih.pdf