Skip to main content
HR 7962 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Performance measurement Public transit Regional and metropolitan planning Roads and highways Transportation programs funding

Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act

Introduced: August 7, 2020 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Aug 7, 2020
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act

This bill requires that transportation projects included in an adopted metropolitan area transportation plan be selected through a publicly available transparent process using criteria that directly support specified factors, national transportation goals, and applicable state transportation goals.

What's happening now August 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7962: Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7962/
MLA
"H.R. 7962: Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7962/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7962, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7962/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 7962: Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7962/)
Report a problem