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H.R. 3545 112th Congress House

Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain public transportation projects.

Introduced: January 24, 2012 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Public transitTransportation programs fundingUrban and suburban affairs and development
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dec 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation systems as follows: (1) not exceeding 50 percent in systems that operate 75 or fewer buses during peak service hours in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000, and (2) not exceeding 25 percent in systems that operate a minimum of 76 buses and a maximum of 100 buses during peak service hours in such an urbanized area.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 14 MAP-21
  • HR 3022 Protecting Transit Through Increased Flexibility Act of 2011
  • HR 3200 Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act
  • S 1992 Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 1
WATT, MELVIN
· Feb 2, 2012
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Jan 31, 2012
Schrader, Kurt
· Jan 31, 2012
Rooney, Thomas
· Jan 25, 2012
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 24, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Jan 6, 2012
Gerlach, Jim
· Dec 20, 2011
Neugebauer, Randy
· Dec 12, 2011
Barletta, Lou
· Dec 7, 2011
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 2, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Dec 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3545: Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3545/
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"H.R. 3545: Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3545/.
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H.R. 3545, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3545/.
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