Safe Transit for All Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8699 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8699 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain recipients of Federal assistance for public transit systems to establish a program to collect data on passenger harassment on public transit systems, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Min (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain recipients of Federal assistance for public transit systems to establish a program to collect data on passenger harassment on public transit systems, and for other purposes. 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 ``Safe Transit for All Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ASSAULTS ON TRANSIT PASSENGERS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM. (a) Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan.--Section 5329(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (I)(ii) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(J) in the case of a recipient receiving assistance under section 5307 that is serving an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more, a program to collect data on street harassment on public transit systems targeted at passengers, including-- ``(i) establishing accessible digital and in-person reporting mechanisms to collect data from passengers who have experienced or witnessed an incident of street harassment on a public transit system operated by