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119-hr-6298119th CongressWALLET

Safe and Affordable Transit Act

Sponsored By: Representative Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]

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Summary

Funds transit crime prevention and safety. It authorizes operating grants for urbanized areas to hire officers, contract with local police, and pay for safety-focused infrastructure. It also orders a Transportation Research Board study on what works to prevent crime on public transit systems.

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  • Riders and transit workers: Grants can pay for more officer presence at stations and for physical safety upgrades like monitoring devices and operator shields.
  • Transit agencies and local governments: Expands who can get operating grants by letting entities eligible under Section 5307 receive funds regardless of the usual population limit.
  • Frontline workers and policymakers: Requires a National Academies study, in consultation with labor groups, to identify successful and unsuccessful tactics and compile best practices for reducing transit crime.

*Authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030, increasing federal spending by $50 million annually (about $250 million total).*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More safety grants for transit agencies

If enacted, the Department of Transportation would be allowed to give operating grants to public transit agencies eligible under section 5307, even if a population rule would normally block them. The grants would pay to hire more officers to patrol vehicles and stations, to pay local police for more patrols on transit, and for safety equipment like monitoring devices and operator shields. The bill would authorize $50 million for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030 for these grants. The bill would also require the Secretary to hire the Transportation Research Board to study crime prevention by transit agencies, consult with frontline transit labor groups, and report to Congress on what works and what does not.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 11/25/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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