# 117-hr-5706: Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act

117-hr-5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Star Print ordered on the bill. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5706
- Congress: 117
- Title: Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
- Status: Star Print ordered on the bill.
- Introduced: 2021-10-25
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 339 | 85 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5706 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706)

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- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
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- [117-hr-5727: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5727)
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