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H.R. 3449119th CongressTransportation and Public Works
Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act
Sponsored by Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (D-GA) · 150 active : 1 Republican, 149 Democrats
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Where it standsBefore the House27 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govStronger Communities through Better Transit Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program to support operating projects for public transportation and related service improvements, particularly in underserved communities and areas of persistent poverty.
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Specifically, the bill requires DOT to allocate funding under the program for urbanized areas, states, and Indian tribes that are recipients of funds under either the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) Urbanized Area Formula Funding program or Formula Grants for Rural Areas program. Eligible recipients may use funding for operating costs associated with projects that improve public transportation service for transit-dependent populations and support increased transit ridership (e.g., service expansion, information technology enhancements, and workforce development). DOT must apportion the funding so that recipients receive funds that are proportional to their share of operating costs.
The bill also provides for an increased federal cost share for operating assistance for projects or programs carried out in areas of persistent poverty or underserved communities.
DOT must set up a multimodal access measurement interface for public agencies to aid transit agencies in determining and reporting on access to jobs and essential services.
A grant recipient must (1) report specific information to the FTA for inclusion in the National Transit Database, and (2) survey transit riders and non-riding residents regarding transit service improvements.
Further, the bill expands the purposes of the public transportation programs to include supporting public transportation's role in combating climate change through growing/retaining transit ridership.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · HouseReferred to
- Highways and Transit · HouseReferred to
Subjects
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How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 65Middle 30–70
- 28Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
150 activeShow all 150 cosponsors
- Adam Smith (D-WA-9)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14)
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2)
- Bill Foster (D-IL-11)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)
- Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
