SAFER TRANSIT Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 21, 2017)
Securing America's Facilities, Equipment and Rail: Taking Responsibility for American National Security in Transit Act or the SAFER TRANSIT Act
This bill amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to reauthorize through FY2020 the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program and other specified activities related to public transportation security.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must: (1) develop a Local Transit Security Instructor Training Program, and (2) take steps necessary to ensure that the Federal Air Marshal Service uses its resources to cover the highest-risk flights.
DHS shall direct the Directorate of Science and Technology to prioritize research of scalable, cost-effective technology solutions to detect chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats abroad public transportation that are capable of continuous, real-time detecting of, and alerting passengers and operating personnel to, such threats.
What just happenedJul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 21, 2017
- Jul 12, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Homeland Security Committee - Jun 21, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House