Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
This bill establishes formal sexual assault and harassment policies for the transportation industry.
Among other things, the bill
- requires certain passenger transportation carriers, including passenger airlines and vessels, buses, commuter and intercity passenger railroads, and transportation network companies (e.g., Uber or Lyft) to establish formal policies, training, and reporting structures regarding sexual assault and harassment;
- sets forth civil penalties for individuals who physically assault or sexually assault or threaten to assault transportation personnel;
- directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to collect information on the number of sexual assault and harassment incidents reported by the carriers and make such information publicly available;
- expands the reporting process for individuals involved in transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents by allowing such individuals to report allegations to law enforcement in a manner that protects their privacy and confidentiality;
- assesses the accuracy of the reporting of transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents by the carriers; and
- requires DOT to develop and publish a definition of sexual harassment.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2019 to Jul 9, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Dec 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jul 9, 2020 |
Committees 3
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 Nov 18, 2019Markup Nov 20, 2019Reported Jul 29, 2020 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Nov 19, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Nov 19, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Nov 19, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Nov 19, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2019Discharged Jul 29, 2020 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2019 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2020 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Oct 1, 2020Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 1, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5183-5188)
- Oct 1, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5139.
- Oct 1, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5183-5186)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5183–H5188Text printed H5183–H5186 | Carol D. Miller R-WV, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Oct 1, 2020 |
| House | Notices H5103Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5139, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Sep 30, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 26, 2020H.R. 5139, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 20, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 184, November 18, 2019, page H8959.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Aviation and airports
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal justice information and records
- Employment and training programs
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government information and archives
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Motor carriers
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Sex offenses
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Referred in Senate
- Oct 1, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jul 29, 2020Reported in House
- Nov 18, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
