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S. 436: Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act

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S. 436: Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-11 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. 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

Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act

Plain summary

Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act This bill 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 operates 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.

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Official text

Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jack Reed (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-s436 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116