Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
Latest action · May 16, 2022 Star Print ordered on the bill.
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.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 30, 2022
- 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 90 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed339–85 | Mar 30, 2022 |
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 25, 2021 to Jan 13, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Oct 25, 2021 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jan 13, 2022 |
Committees 4
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 Oct 25, 2021Markup Oct 27, 2021Reported Mar 24, 2022 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2021Discharged Oct 27, 2021 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2021Discharged Oct 27, 2021 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2021Discharged Oct 27, 2021 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Oct 26, 2021Discharged Oct 27, 2021 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2021Discharged Mar 24, 2022 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2021Discharged Mar 24, 2022 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2022 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2022Star Print ordered on the bill.
- Mar 31, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 30, 2022Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 30, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3983-3988)
- Mar 30, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5706.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E330 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 31, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3983–H3988Text printed H3983–H3987Recorded votes H3995enactLists H3996Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation ActNotices H4005Estimated budget effects of H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act | Daniel Webster R-FL, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR | Mar 30, 2022 |
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
- Mar 7, 2022H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 27, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 187, October 25, 2021, page H5872.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-60 | INVESTING IN OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKERS: WHY IT MATTERS139 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Sep 29, 2022 |
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 employees
- Transportation safety and security
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2022Referred in Senate
- Mar 30, 2022Engrossed in House
- Mar 24, 2022Reported in House
- Oct 25, 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.
