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To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for eligibility of transit support specialists for crime prevention and security grants.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to make transit support specialists eligible for federal crime prevention and security grants for public transportation systems. Transit support specialists are defined as unarmed personnel who provide security presence on transit vehicles and at stations, assist riders, report suspicious activity, handle non-criminal conflicts, and perform crisis intervention to de-escalate conflicts. The bill allows public transportation systems to use operational grants from existing federal funding for these positions in addition to capital grants for security infrastructure.
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Sponsor (1)
20 cosponsors
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lateefah Simon’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- EXELIXIS $10,350
- UCSF $9,810
- EXELIXIS INC. $8,600
- ALTSHULER BERZON LLP $8,348
- KEKER VAN NEST & PETERS $7,350
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Actions (3)
- Nov 18, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Nov 17, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Nov 17, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 17, 2025
Ms. Simon (for herself, Mr. Figures, Ms. Pou, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for eligibility of transit support specialists for crime prevention and security grants.
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 “Rapid Intervention and Deterrence for Enhanced Rider Safety Act” or the “RIDER Safety Act”.
SEC. 2. CRIME PREVENTION AND SECURITY.
Section 5321 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “(a) Capital grants.—The Secretary”;
(2) by inserting “and, notwithstanding section 5307(a)(1)(D), operational grants from amounts available under section 5338 to public transportation systems for transit support specialists” after “crime prevention and security”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Definition of Transit Support Specialist.—In this section, the term ‘transit support specialist’ means unarmed personnel responsible for performing a variety of duties designed to provide an added sense of security to transit patrons through the presence of such personnel on transit vehicles, stops, and stations and engagement with the public, deterring and reporting disruptive behavior within transit systems, including—
“(1) monitoring transit stations and transit vehicles;
“(2) providing assistance to transit riders and personnel;
“(3) assisting with and reports medical emergencies;
“(4) engaging with transit system personnel and the public to establish an official presence and deter disruptive behavior and security risks;
“(5) observing and reporting suspicious activity and security threats to transit system personnel and law enforcement;
“(6) handling minor, non-criminal conflicts through alternative channels to preserve law enforcement resources for critical or emergency incidents; and
“(7) connecting patrons with or performing crisis intervention services to de-escalate conflicts.”. <all>
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