# 114-hr-5794: SAFER TRANSIT Act

114-hr-5794, SAFER TRANSIT Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5794
- Congress: 114
- Title: SAFER TRANSIT Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3235: Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2739: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5794 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5794)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3235: Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3235)
- [114-hr-2739: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2739)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5794 (as of 2025-11-18).