Safe and Affordable Transit Act

This bill would let the U.S. Secretary of Transportation give grants to transit agencies in urbanized areas to pay operating costs for crime prevention and security, regardless of the population limit that normally applies to using such funds for operations. The money could be used to hire more police officers for transit systems and stations, to contract with local police departments for more officer presence, or to upgrade physical infrastructure such as monitoring devices and operator shields. The bill would authorize $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. It would also require a study by the Transportation Research Board, in consultation with transit worker unions, on how transit agencies prevent crime and which methods work.

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Sponsors

• Laura Friedman Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors