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H.R. 5893 116th Congress House

Transit Bus Procurement Act

Official title: To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide certain purchasing authority for recipients or subrecipients of grants under chapter 53 of title 49 of such Code, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Motor vehiclesPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitTransportation programs funding
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transit Bus Procurement Act

This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide access to GSA sources of supply (schedules) for buses to recipients or subrecipients of federal public transportation grant assistance to purchase buses for public transportation.

The Department of Transportation must restrict schedule access to recipients or subrecipients in areas with a population of

  • less than 200,000, and
  • 200,00 or more with 100 or fewer buses in fixed route service during peak hours.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 27, 2020
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5893: Transit Bus Procurement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5893/
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"H.R. 5893: Transit Bus Procurement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5893/.
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H.R. 5893, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5893/.
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