Safe Transit Act

This bill would change federal transit grant rules to address crime on public transportation. Starting in fiscal year 2028, the Secretary of Transportation would withhold up to 100 percent of formula transit funds for an urban area if state or local law does not make fare evasion a crime, does not ban people who commit assault or other violent crimes from riding transit, or allows pretrial release without secured bail. Large transit systems could not run fare-free programs except in listed cases. Transit agencies would have to spend at least 3 percent of certain federal funds on safety and crime prevention, meet federal crime and safety targets, build passenger reporting apps, and install fare-evasion infrastructure. Agencies in large urban areas would also have to post a Family Friendly Transit Scorecard grade and images of people caught on camera committing crimes.

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Sponsors

• Bill Hagerty Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors