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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 30, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act - Amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to allow grants to eligible public transportation agencies for security improvements to be used for specialized patrol teams, including the sustainment of such teams without fiscal year limitation, as long as the agency applying for grant funds submits a sustainment plan for maintaining in future years the capability or capacity achieved with the funds.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2013. Prohibits more than 50% of such funds from being used for operational costs.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3857 as passed House amended on Sep 12, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Sep 12, 2012
Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
355 Yea 62 Nay 12 not voting
Crossed both parties 62 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Democrats, 57 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
429 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3857 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 3857 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
6 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.