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H.R. 5859 118th Congress House

Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems to advocate for individuals with disabili… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to provide grants to protection and advocacy systems to advocate for individuals with disabilities to access transportation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2023 Introduced by: Frederica S. Wilson Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Disability assistanceGovernment information and archivesTransportation programs funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Oct 2, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct 2, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct 2, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Sep 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Latest action October 26, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program for protection and advocacy (P&A) systems to advocate for individuals with disabilities to access transportation. (Each state has a designated P&A system that protects and advocates for the rights of individuals with disabilities.) 

The bill directs DOT to select 10 P&A systems to receive five-year grants. Grant recipients must submit an annual report documenting the work they have done to address the barriers to accessing transportation for individuals with disabilities.

Further, DOT must award one grant annually to a national organization with extensive knowledge of P&A systems to provide training and technical assistance to the systems.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 14 Republican 1
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 13, 2024
Blumenauer, Earl
· Sep 29, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Sep 29, 2023
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 29, 2023
Molinaro, Marcus
· Sep 29, 2023
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 29, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5859: Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5859/
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"H.R. 5859: Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5859/.
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H.R. 5859, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5859/.
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