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Transit Captions Innovations Act
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the deployment of innovative real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the transit rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to award grants for deploying real-time transcription and translation technology in public transit systems. The technology is designed to improve the transit experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and people with limited English proficiency. The bill authorizes $4 million in fiscal year 2027, with modest annual increases through 2031, to fund these accessibility projects. Transit agencies can use the grants to install systems that provide live captions and translations of transit announcements and information.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Kevin Mullin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $27,140
- ARTICHOKE JOES $16,500
- GILEAD SCIENCES $9,500
- PETER J MANDELL MD PC $6,600
- SKYKNIGHT CAPITAL $6,600
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Actions (3)
- May 30, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- May 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- May 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 2025
Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the deployment of innovative real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the transit rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Transit Captions Innovations Act”.
SEC. 2. INNOVATIONS IN LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY.
Section 5312(e)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (B), by striking “or” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(D) the deployment of real-time transcription and translation technology to improve the rider experience for deaf, hard of hearing, and limited English proficient individuals.”.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 5338(a)(2)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (i), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (ii), by inserting “and” at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, $4,100,000 for fiscal year 2028, $4,202,500 for fiscal year 2029, $4,307,562 for fiscal year 2030, and $4,415,251 for fiscal year 2031 shall be available to carry out projects eligible under section 5312(e)(3)(D);”. <all>
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