US HB6478 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-11 - 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 April 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Modifies requirements for approval of a public transportation agency safety plan to include a requirement that the safety and health committee of the recipient consisting of frontline employee representatives (selected by the labor organization representing the majority of the frontline workforce employed by the recipient) and an equal number of employer or state representatives approve the plan and any updates to the plan.
Title
Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. |
| 2020-04-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
| 2020-04-10 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Labor-management relations
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6478/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6478/BILLS-116hr6478ih.pdf |
