U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5492: Safe Transit Act
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
A bill to reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
A BILL To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Transit Act . SECTION 2. Condition transit funding on improvements in crime (a) In general Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 5302-- (A) by striking paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (25) as paragraphs (3) through (26), respectively; and (C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Assault The term assault means a circumstance in which an individual knowingly, without lawful authority or permission, and with intent to endanger the personal safety of any individual, or with a reckless disregard for the safety of human life, puts someone in reasonable fear of imminent harmful or offensive contact or makes harmful or offensive contact with an individual. (2) Assault on a transit worker The term assault on a transit worker means an assault that interferes with, disables, or incapacitates a transit worker while the transit worker is performing the duties of the transit worker. ; (2) in section 5307(c)(1)-- (A) striking subparagraph (J); (B) redesignating subparagraphs (K) and (L) as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; (C) in subparagraph (J), as so redesignated, by striking and at the end; and (D) by adding at the …
Sponsors
- Hagerty, Bill (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Transportation and Public Works
Common questions
- What is SB5492?
- SB5492 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Safe Transit Act.
- What does SB5492 do?
- In its own words: To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5492?
- In committee as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5492?
- Hagerty, Bill (R).
- Where is the official record for SB5492?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5492
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