3.0.0 1116 2020-02-14T19:14:07Z 2020-02-14T19:14:07Z House H HR 2005-03-03 109 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Referred to 2005-03-29T21:52:14Z Referred to 2005-03-03T15:07:30Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2005-03-04T21:37:14Z Referred to 2005-03-03T15:07:35Z 2005-03-29 hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. Committee 2005-03-04 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2005-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-03 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2005-03-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E354) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 N T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2005-04-14 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-04-27 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2005-04-27 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2005-06-08 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2005-07-19 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2005-07-22 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2005-07-22 False Transportation and Public Works Bus drivers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee training Federal aid to transportation Government Operations and Politics International Affairs Labor and Employment Legislation Local employees Mass rapid transit Regional planning State employees Terrorism Transportation workers Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-03-03 Introduced in House 2005-03-29T15:39:25Z Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to: (1) review all government assessments conducted after September 11, 2001, of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation, including related public gathering areas; (2) ensure that the assessments identify the critical assets of the system, including threats, and identify the extent to which backup systems ensure continued operation of the system in the event of an attack and the extent frontline transit employees have received training in security awareness, emergency preparedness, and response procedures; and (3) conduct, as necessary, additional assessments of vulnerabilities associated with any public transportation system.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible transportation agencies for: (1) the training of frontline transit employees in emergency preparedness and response activities; and (2) the acquisition of approved equipment and technologies to assist in carrying them out. Requires allocation of grant amounts among eligible transportation agencies based on need for emergency preparedness and response training and equipment, earmarking at least ten percent of such amounts to eligible transportation agencies in non-urban areas.]]>

Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2005 Display Title Public Transportation Systems Vulnerability Assessment and Reduction Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems. Introduced in House 2005-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1116ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1116ih.xml 2005-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.