3.0.0 7192 2022-02-09T02:43:52Z 2022-02-09T02:43:52Z House HR 2020-06-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 108 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 7192.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .[Page H2391]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-06-12T13:55:41Z Referred to 2020-06-11T13:03:15Z 2020-06-12 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Transportation Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Public contracts and procurement Public transit Transportation costs Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-06-11 Introduced in House 2021-05-06T19:18:22Z Transit Reliability, Acknowledgment, Investment and Need Act of 2020 or the TRAIN Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to provide public transportation agencies with grants for use during a state disaster declaration such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Grants may be expended for

  • providing continued services during the pandemic or disaster declaration,
  • stabilization of fare prices for passengers during the period of such disaster declaration,
  • no-cost public transportation services during such disaster declaration;
  • provision of new or supplemental public transportation service bus routes, or bus rapid systems; and
  • procurement of personal protective gear and equipment needed to protect employees from hazards generated or originating from the disaster declaration.

Additionally, grant awards may not exceed $5 billion.

Public transportation agencies receiving funds must (1) provide assistance to the general public during the disaster declaration period and, subsequently, for a period of six months after the termination of such disaster declaration; (2) certify with DOT every seven days that any use of funds meet applicable health and safety standards and guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued during the disaster declaration for passengers and employees of the public transportation agency that includes a description of the compliance mechanisms employed by such agency; and (3) submit to DOT an annual report regarding the progress its grant projects have made to make transportation access points accessible to persons with limited mobility.

]]> TRAIN Act of 2020 Display Title TRAIN Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide public transportation agencies with grants to be used during a disaster declaration. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced TRAIN Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Transit Reliability, Acknowledgment, Investment and Need Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7192ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7192ih.xml 2020-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 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.