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H.R. 3581 117th Congress House

COMMUTE Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to develop and provide to States and transportation planning organizations accessibility data sets, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 28, 2021 Introduced by: Mark DeSaulnier Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 28, 2021
Introduced in House
May 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Latest action June 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Connecting Opportunities through Mobility Metrics and Unlocking Transportation Efficiencies Act or the COMMUTE Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish an accessibility data pilot program.

The purpose of the pilot program is to develop or procure an accessibility data set and make such data available for states and metropolitan or rural planning organizations to improve their transportation planning by

  • measuring the level of access to important destinations such as jobs, health care facilities, child care services, educational and workforce training facilities, affordable housing, and food sources;
  • disaggregating the level of access by multiple transportation modes by a variety of population categories, including minority populations;
  • assessing the change in accessibility that would result from new transportation investments; and
  • providing data necessary to prioritize transportation investments that will improve access by all modes of travel.
 Related & companion bills 7
  • S 1629 Identical bill COMMUTE Act
  • HR 1697 Disability Access to Transportation Act
  • S 1827 Build Local, Hire Local Act
  • S 1931 Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • S 1953 Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • S 2038 Disability Access to Transportation Act
  • HR 3473 Build Local, Hire Local Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · May 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3581: COMMUTE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3581/
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"H.R. 3581: COMMUTE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3581/.
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H.R. 3581, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3581/.
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