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HR 3545 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Public transit Transportation programs funding Urban and suburban affairs and development

Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011

Introduced: January 31, 2012 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now December 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 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
Barletta, Lou
· Dec 7, 2011
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 2, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Dec 1, 2011
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APA
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/
MLA
"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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