# 119-hr-10902: Safe Transit Act

119-hr-10902, Safe Transit Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10902
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Transit Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Ties federal transit funding to crime prevention and passenger and worker safety.** The Safe Transit Act would require transit agencies to reserve part of their 5307 formula grants for safety projects, expand data and camera rules, create a public scorecard, and let the Secretary impose penalties when safety indicators are high.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal funds for transit safety: benefit, low. If enacted, existing federal transit assistance could be used for many safety projects. Examples include better lighting, inward and outward cameras, emergency phones, fare-evasion equipment, cybersecurity, hiring transit officers, and paying operating costs related to those activities. The bill do…
- Big penalties for noncompliant transit: cost, high. If enacted, starting in fiscal year 2028 the Secretary could withhold up to 100% of formula transit aid from a recipient that does not fix specified deficiencies within 30 days. Noncompliance examples include not treating fare evasion as a criminal offense, not banning people determined to have com…
- Limits on free transit rides: cost, low. If enacted, a transit agency in an urban area of at least 200,000 people that runs 100 or more buses in peak hours would be barred from operating a general $0-fare program. Exceptions would remain for seniors, people with disabilities, children, students, and veterans. Short-term free programs for…
- New safety targets for big systems: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Transportation Secretary would set new safety performance targets within 90 days for covered transit operators. Agencies serving urbanized areas of 200,000 or more would need crime‑prevention and personal‑safety programs and would deploy barriers or other measures if a safety analys…
- Public transit grades and crime photos: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would publish an annual Family Friendly Transit Scorecard that gives letter grades to systems. Agencies in urbanized areas of 200,000 or more would have to post their grade at each rail station and bus terminal and on their website. They would also have to publish images f…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10902 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10902)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5301)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10902 (as of 2026-10-28).