H.R. 2539Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2019

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Sponsor: Nanette Diaz Barragán [D-CA-44]
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Committees: Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jun 11, 2019 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

IntroducedMay 7, 2019
Passed the HouseJun 10, 2019
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill addresses threat information sharing and law enforcement training regarding the enhancement of security for surface transportation assets. (A surface transportation asset includes facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide transportation services by a public transportation carrier, railroad carrier, or an entity offering scheduled, fixed-route transportation services by bus.)

Specifically, the bill

directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prioritize the assignment of officers and intelligence analysts from the Transportation Security Administration and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis to locations with participating state, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with high-risk surface transportation assets to enhance the security of such assets, including by improving timely sharing of classified information regarding terrorist and other threats; and
authorizes DHS to develop a training program to enhance the protection, preparedness, and response capabilities of law enforcement agencies with respect to terrorist and other threats at a surface transportation asset.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2539 as passed House on Jun 10, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 243

House Jun 10, 2019

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

384 Yea 13 Nay 35 not voting

Crossed both parties 13 of 397 voting members broke with their own party: 13 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic234 members

Republican198 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Who lobbied on H.R. 25392 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2539 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADSIts PAC: Association of American Railroads PAC

Homeland Security · Government Issues · Railroads · Trade (domestic/foreign) +4 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATIONIts PAC: Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government

Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear +5 more7 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

15 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.