Public Transportation and Rail Security Assistance Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 14, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Transportation and Rail Security Assistance Act of 2007 - Requires the public transportation security assessment (a risk assessment of a public transportation system conducted pursuant to specified provisions of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) of each public transportation system to identify: (1) the critical assets of the public transportation system; (2) threats to those assets; (3) security weaknesses in the public transportation system; (4) redundant and backup systems required in the event of an incident; and (5) the extent to which public transportation employees have received training in security awareness and emergency response procedures. Requires a public transportation agency that receives an assessment to develop a prioritized plan of needed capital and operational security improvements.
Requires the Secretary of Transportation to develop: (1) a national public transportation security needs assessment (national assessment) to determine the costs of needed capital and operational security improvements for each system; and (2) a security plan for U.S. railroads.
Makes grants to eligible public transportation agencies for certain capital security improvements and operational security improvements.
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide notification of all credible terrorist threats against public transportation assets in the United States.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and issue guidelines for a public transportation employee security training program. Requires a public transportation agency that receives a public transportation security assessment to develop, and submit for the Secretary of Transportation's approval, an employee training program in accordance with such guidelines.
Makes grants to private operators of over-the-road buses for certain system-wide security improvements to their operations. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit to Congress a preliminary report that includes an assessment of the over-the-road bus security grant program.
Allows a rail carrier, a rail shipper, or railroad contractor or railroad labor organization to report a security vulnerability, cargo information, security plan, or security training program to specified individuals.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2007 to Mar 26, 2007; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Mar 13, 2007 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Mar 26, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2007 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2007 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2007 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Dec 5, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Mar 14, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Mar 13, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1269 | Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 | Related bill | Aug 3, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to public transportation agencies, over-the-road bus operators, railroads, and other certain entities to improve security, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Public Transportation and Rail Security Assistance Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Animals
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Bridges
- Bus drivers
- Cameras
- Chemical warfare
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Department of Transportation
- Dogs
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic surveillance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Protection
- Evacuation of civilians
- Explosives
- Federal aid to transportation
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fire prevention
- Geographic information systems
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Hours of labor
- Identification of criminals
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Labor and Employment
- Labor unions
- Law
- Mass rapid transit
- Motor buses
- Nuclear terrorism
- Police
- Public service advertising
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Railroad safety
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Subways
- Terminals (Transportation)
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation engineering
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Transportation planning
- Transportation safety
- Transportation workers
- Tunnels
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2007Introduced in House
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