Promoting Service in Transportation Act

Bill: 116-hr-5118
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2019-11-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government information and archives

Marketing and advertising

Minority employment

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Promoting Service in Transportation Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program to (1) increase awareness of transportation career opportunities; and (2) increase diversity such as race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of professionals in the transportation sector.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Young , and Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to carry out public service campaigns which promote transportation career opportunities and improve diversity in the workforce.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Service in Transportation Act . 2. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general Chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program (a) In general The Secretary shall establish and administer a transportation workforce outreach program that carries out a series of public service announcement campaigns during fiscal years 2021 through 2026. (b) Purpose The purpose of each campaign carried out under the program shall be to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety inspectors, mechanics and technicians, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and other transportation professionals. (2) Increase diversity, including race, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, of professionals in the transportation sector. (c) Advertising The Secretary may use, or authorize the use of, funds available to carry out the program for the development, production, and use of broadcast, digital, and print media advertising and outreach in carrying out campaigns under this section. (d) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fiscal years 2021 through 2026. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 55 of subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5505 the following new item: 5506. Transportation workforce outreach program. .