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119-s-4178119th CongressWALLET

National Transit Frontline Workforce Training Act

Sponsored By: Senator Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

Introduced

Summary

A national Transit Workforce Center would recruit, train, and retain frontline public transportation workers. It would award grants to a qualified nonprofit to run the Center and coordinate standards-based training, outreach, technical assistance, and workforce data across urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal transit providers.

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  • Workers: Frontline transit workers would gain standards-based training, job readiness help, and preparation for new and emerging transit technologies.
  • Transit agencies: Agencies would get technical assistance, workforce analytics, and educational resources to improve hiring, retention, and service reliability.
  • Communities and riders: Stronger recruitment and retention could lead to safer, more reliable transit and higher customer satisfaction, including in rural and Tribal areas.

*The bill's text does not specify an appropriation or funding amount for the center.*

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National transit workforce training center

This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national Transit Workforce Center and award a grant to a qualified nonprofit to run it. The nonprofit would need to operate nationally and show experience in transit workforce technical assistance, outreach, standards-based training (including labor-management partnerships), emerging-technology workforce support, and project management capacity. The Center would develop and provide training and educational materials, offer technical assistance and workforce data analysis, and do outreach for urban, suburban, rural, and Tribal transit providers. The nonprofit would be allowed to work with the Federal Transit Administration, transit providers, industry groups, and frontline employees and would have to consider provider feedback. The bill does not specify any funding amount for the Center.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

MD • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 3/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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