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Improving Access to Services Act

Introduced: April 7, 2020 Introduced by: García, Jesús G. "Chuy" Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Apr 8, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 7, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E352)
Apr 7, 2020
Introduced in House
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Improving Access to Services Act

This bill requires transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to improve safe and convenient access to certain services, including health care facilities, child care, and affordable housing. (Access is the ability to travel by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks measured in terms of travel times, with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers.)

The Department of Transportation must establish minimum standards for states to use in determining and improving safe and convenient access to certain services for all users by all modes of travel.

If a state fails to improve access, it must obligate 10% of federal transportation funds apportioned to such state from the previous fiscal year into its efforts to meet the minimum standards to improve access.

The bill prohibits metropolitan transportation planning organizations from approving a transportation improvement plan that increases the ratio of automobile to non-automobile access in urbanized areas.

What's happening now April 8, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6464 Related bill Improving Access to Jobs Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 28, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 7, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 7, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6463: Improving Access to Services Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6463/
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"H.R. 6463: Improving Access to Services Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6463/.
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