Transit Captions Innovations Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3648 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3648 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the deployment of innovative real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the transit rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2025 Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the deployment of innovative real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the transit rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Captions Innovations Act''. SEC. 2. INNOVATIONS IN LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY. Section 5312(e)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(D) the deployment of real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals.''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 5338(a)(2)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (i), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (ii), by inserting ``and'' at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(iii) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, $4,100,000 for fiscal year 2028, $4,202,500 f