Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
Latest action · Apr 22, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 21, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 20, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
This bill establishes periods of performance for the use of public transportation security assistance grant funds.
Funds provided pursuant to such a grant for a specified authorized use, including for tunnel protection systems and surveillance equipment, shall remain available for use by a grant recipient for at least 36 months. However, any such funds used for security improvements for public transportation systems or security improvements for stations and other public transportation infrastructure, including those owned by state or local governments, shall remain available for at least 55 months.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of the public transportation security assistance grant program, including an assessment of the manner in which projects under the program address threats to public transportation infrastructure.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2021 to Apr 19, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jan 21, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 19, 2021 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 21, 2021 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 22, 2021 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 21, 2021 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 20, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 330, proceedings on H.R. 396 are considered vacated.
- Apr 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 330, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 367; H.R. 370; H.R. 396; H.R. 397, as amended; H.R. 408; H.R. 490; H.R. 965, as amended; H.R. 1251, as amended; H.R. 1395; H.R. 1491; H.R. 1528; H.R. 1532; H.R. 1565; H.R. 1602; and H.R. 2523, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 124, as amended. (consideration: CR H1979-1994; text: CR H1981)
- Apr 19, 2021Mr. Torres (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 19, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1905-1906; text: CR H1905)
- Apr 19, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 396.
- Apr 19, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
- Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2021Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E453 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS | Apr 26, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1979Text printed H1981 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Apr 20, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1905, H1906Text printed H1905 | Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY, Ritchie Torres D-NY | Apr 19, 2021 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 12, January 21, 2021, page H224.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48543 | Transportation Security: Background and Issues for the 119th Congress | Report | May 23, 2025 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for such grants, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Referred in Senate
- Apr 20, 2021Engrossed in House
- Jan 21, 2021Introduced 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.
