# 116-hr-6478: Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act

116-hr-6478, Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6478
- Congress: 116
- Title: Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2020-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Public Transit Safety Program Improvement Act This bill modifies requirements for approval of a public transportation agency safety plan to include a requirement that the safety and health committee of the recipient consisting of frontline employee representatives (selected by the labor organization representing the majority of the frontline workforce employed by the recipient) and an equal number of employer or state representatives approve the plan and any updates to the plan.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6478 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6478)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6478 (as of 2025-11-18).