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HR 5228 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Public Transportation Expansion Act

Introduced: September 10, 2021 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Sep 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 10, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Transportation Expansion Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Transit Administration to support access to affordable housing and enhanced mobility for residents in certain disadvantaged communities or low-income riders through grants for construction of new fixed guideway capital projects, construction of zero-emission bus rapid transit projects, or other public transportation projects.

What's happening now September 13, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2726 Related bill Public Transportation Expansion Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Sep 10, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 10, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Sep 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5228: Public Transportation Expansion Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5228/
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"H.R. 5228: Public Transportation Expansion Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5228/.
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H.R. 5228, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5228/.
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