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HR 7365 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Housing and community development funding Public transit Transportation programs funding

Green Buses for Every Community Act

Introduced: June 25, 2020 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 26, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 25, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Green Buses for Every Community Act

This bill requires at least 10% of funding made available in a fiscal year for the low or no emissions competitive grant program for buses and bus facilities to be distributed to projects serving predominantly low-income communities. The bill defines a low-income community as any population census tract if (1) the poverty rate for such tract is at least 20%; or (2) the tract is not located within a metropolitan area and the median family income for such tract does not exceed 80% of statewide median family income, or the tract is located within a metropolitan area and the median family income does not exceed the 80% or the metropolitan area median family income.

What's happening now June 26, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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