{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-5706","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 5706","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as 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industry."},{"k":"p","t":"Among other things, the bill"},{"k":"li","t":"requires certain passenger transportation carriers, including passenger airlines and vessels, buses, commuter and intercity passenger railroads, and transportation network companies (e.g., Uber or Lyft) to establish formal policies, training, and reporting structures regarding sexual assault and harassment;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"sets forth civil penalties for individuals who physically assault or sexually assault or threaten to assault transportation personnel;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to collect information on the number of sexual assault and harassment incidents reported by the carriers and make such information publicly available;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"expands the reporting process for individuals involved in transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents by allowing such individuals to report allegations to law enforcement in a manner that protects their privacy and confidentiality;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"assesses the accuracy of the reporting of transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents by the carriers; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"requires DOT to develop and publish a definition of sexual harassment.","d":1}],"words":170},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires passenger transportation carriers and companies to issue formal policies on sexual assault and harassment incidents, and sets civil penalties, data collection, reporting and oversight measures related to those incidents.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H1F7E4F48C0924EF59DA93EB5387AF7D7"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H6E1E78734BCC4EE180C5C3E91AD17FD4"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H6185AE89EFAE4F46AF97DEA3366239FE"},{"label":"Sec. 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sexual assault or harassment incidents within 180 days of enactment, and to display a written statement about the policy on its website and through signage.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 8","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H4E6A881C643B40C9AFE3A2F27B6768D5"}},{"text":"Makes an individual who physically or sexually assaults, or threatens to assault, an employee transporting passengers for a covered entity liable for a civil penalty of not more than $35,000 for calendar years 2021 through 2025, not more than $40,000 for 2026 through 2030, and not more than $45,000 for 2031 and thereafter.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H90D3097B6DDD4D6B87D3F10507EEF199"}},{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Transportation to set up a program to collect data annually on reported transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents and to publish the data on the Department of Transportation website in a way that protects privacy and is organized by mode of transportation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 9","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H29030BAF5E6646988141C2DB8CC7383D"}},{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and publish in the Federal Register a definition of sexual harassment within 180 days of enactment, after consulting labor unions and national organizations serving sexual assault victims.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 12","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H9A6DEDCFB3994F0783F7ED618145F99F"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 14","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H9ED5E776439143638AD0AF0A4648C82C"},"heading":"Determination of budgetary effects","effect":"Sets how the Act's budgetary effects are determined under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, by reference to a statement submitted by the House Budget Committee Chairman.","amount":null,"quote":"The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement"}]},{"category":"process_change","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 9","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh#H29030BAF5E6646988141C2DB8CC7383D"},"heading":"Data collection","effect":"Directs the Department of Transportation to collect and publish incident data, and states that the federal Paperwork Reduction Act subchapter (title 44, chapter 35, subchapter I) does not apply to the Act.","amount":null,"quote":"Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, does not apply to this Act."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-03-30","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5706/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-5706.png","v":"b129d43f1e3f","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5706, 117th Congress: Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act. House: 339 Yea, 85 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 30 Mar 2022."}}