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Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2005

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2005 - Permits the Secretary of Transportation to make mass transportation formula grants for an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 if the transit system operates fewer than 100 buses on fixed route service during peak hours.

What's happening now February 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 28, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 959: Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-959/
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"H.R. 959: Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-959/.
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H.R. 959, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-959/.
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