[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 200 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S10093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6624. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. Wicker) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 1082, to study the 
incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles 
in order to enhance safety and save lives; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sami's Law''.

     SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF FATAL AND NON-FATAL 
                   PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGERS, TNC 
                   DRIVERS, AND DRIVERS OF OTHER FOR-HIRE 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report that includes the results of a study 
     regarding--
       (1) the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical assault 
     and sexual assault perpetrated in the preceding 2 calendar 
     years (starting with calendar years 2019 and 2020 for the 
     first study)--
       (A) against TNC drivers and drivers of other for-hire 
     vehicles (including taxicabs) by passengers and riders of 
     for-hire vehicles; and
       (B) against passengers and riders by other passengers and 
     TNC drivers or drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including 
     taxicabs), including the incidences that are committed by 
     individuals who are not TNC drivers or drivers of other for-
     hire vehicles but who pose as TNC drivers or drivers of other 
     for-hire vehicles;
       (2) the nature and specifics of any background checks 
     conducted on prospective TNC drivers and drivers of other 
     for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including any State 
     and local laws requiring those background checks; and
       (3) the safety steps taken by transportation network 
     companies and other for-hire vehicle services (including 
     taxicab companies) related to rider and driver safety.
       (b) Sexual Assault Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``sexual assault'' means the occurrence of an act that 
     constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by 
     Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim 
     lacks capacity to consent.
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