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H.R. 6016: Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act

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H.R. 6016: Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-06-06 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act

Plain summary

Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to require public transportation safety grant recipients that operate 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, including the implementation plan required by this bill, to DOT for review and approval; and (3) implement the program and plans approved by DOT. The recipient of a public transportation safety grant shall report to DOT, for inclusion in the National Transit Database, any information on each assault on an public transportation vehicle operator.

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Official text

Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · 78 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Al Green (D-TX), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 18 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6016 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115