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TRAIN Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7192| House 
| Updated: 6/12/2020
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 12, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • June 11, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 11, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 12, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Transportation and Public Works

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of TransportationDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitTransportation costsTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health

TRAIN Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7192| House 
| Updated: 6/12/2020
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.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 12, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • June 11, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • June 11, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 12, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of TransportationDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth technology, devices, suppliesInfectious and parasitic diseasesPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitTransportation costsTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health