I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6298 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for grants to certain 
urbanized areas for operating costs relating to crime prevention and 
security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 25, 2025 
Ms. FRIEDMAN (for herself and Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for grants 
to certain urbanized areas for operating costs relating 
to crime prevention and security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe and Affordable 
Transit Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPERATING GRANTS FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND 
SECURITY. 
(a) CRIME PREVENTION
AND SECURITY.—Section 
5321 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) OPERATING GRANTS FOR URBANIZED AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
grants for operating activities for public transpor-
tation systems to any entity eligible to receive funds 
under section 5307, notwithstanding the population 
requirement under section (a)(1)(D) of such section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Funds made avail-
able under this subsection may be used for the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Hiring additional officers to police on 
public transportation and transit stations, in-
cluding the immediate vicinity of stations. 
‘‘(B) Contracting with local police depart-
ments to increase officer presence on public 
transportation and transit stations. 
‘‘(C) Physical infrastructure upgrades that 
promote public transportation passenger and 
operator safety (including monitoring devices, 
operator shields, and other infrastructure 
changes). 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
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for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry 
out this subsection.’’. 
(b) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall enter into an agreement with Transportation 
Research Board of the National Academies, to conduct 
and submit to Congress, in consultation with labor organi-
zations representing frontline transit workers, a study on 
crime prevention by transit agencies that includes— 
(1) what such agencies are doing to prevent 
crime; 
(2) what tactics have been successful in deter-
ring crime; 
(3) what tactics have been unsuccessful in de-
terring crime; and 
(4) best practices for transit agencies to reduce 
crime within public transportation systems. 
Æ 
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