The Safe Transit for All Act of 2026 requires public transit agencies that receive federal funding and serve cities with populations of 200,000 or more to establish programs for collecting data on passenger harassment. These agencies must create accessible reporting systems, both digital and in-person, where passengers can report incidents of verbal harassment, physical assault, or sexual assault they have experienced or witnessed on transit systems. The data collection must include information about the type and location of incidents, demographic characteristics of affected passengers, and how the harassment impacts riders' use of public transportation, with outreach conducted in multiple languages to reach limited English proficient passengers. Transit agencies must publicly publish collected data on their websites while protecting personal information, and the bill requires them to establish protocols for responding to harassment reports. The data collected under this program will also be included in the National Transit Database, creating a national record of harassment incidents on public transportation systems.
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