# 119-hr-6298: Safe and Affordable Transit Act

119-hr-6298, Safe and Affordable Transit Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6298
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe and Affordable Transit Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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).*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More safety grants for transit agencies: benefit, medium. 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 mor…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-5536: HEADACHE Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6298 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6298)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5536: HEADACHE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5536)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6298 (as of 2026-04-21).