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114-hr-5794114th Congress

SAFER TRANSIT Act

Sponsored By: Representative Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]

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Summary

Securing America's Facilities, Equipment and Rail: Taking Responsibility for American National Security in Transit Act or the SAFER 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. (Authorization for the VIPR program expired after FY2011.) The Department of Homeland Security 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.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 7/14/2016

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 7/14/2016

  • Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/14/2016

  • Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/14/2016

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