RIDER Safety Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6069 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6069

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for eligibility of 
 transit support specialists for crime prevention and security grants.


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                    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

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                                 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.''.
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