H.R. 5139: Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-18 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act

Plain summary

Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act This bill establishes formal sexual assault and harassment policies for the transportation industry. Among other things, the bill requires certain passenger transportation carriers, including passenger airlines and vessels, buses, commuter and intercity passenger railroads, and transportation network companies (e.g., Uber or Lyft) to establish formal policies, training, and reporting structures regarding sexual assault and harassment; sets forth civil penalties for individuals who physically assault or sexually assault or threaten to assault transportation personnel; directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to collect information on the number of sexual assault and harassment incidents reported by the carriers and make such information publicly available; expands the reporting process for individuals involved in transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents by allowing such individuals to report allegations to law enforcement in a manner that protects their privacy and confidentiality; assesses the accuracy of the reporting of transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents by the carriers; and requires DOT to develop and publish a definition of sexual harassment.

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Official text

Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 26 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5139, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act (2020-06-26)

Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5139.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5139 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116