Medium Transit Intensive Cities Authorization Act of 2026
Public Transit Funding for Medium-Sized Cities
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It is actively moving through the system, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.
Legislative Progress
The bill has support from both parties, which helps its chances. However, it still needs to go through committees and compete with other funding priorities for a final vote.
Key Points
- This bill creates a new way for medium-sized cities to get federal transit money. It targets cities with populations between 200,000 and 1 million people that have very busy or efficient bus and train systems.
- To get the extra money, these medium cities must perform as well as or better than the average big city with over 1 million people. Performance is measured by things like how many miles passengers travel and how often people use the transit system compared to the city's population.
- The plan sets aside 1.5 percent of certain federal transit funds specifically for these high-performing medium cities. This helps reward smaller cities that provide high-quality transit services despite having fewer residents than major hubs like New York or Chicago.
- The Department of Transportation will use data from a national database to decide which cities qualify each year. This ensures the money goes to places where people are actually using public transportation frequently.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Medium Transit Intensive Cities Authorization Act of 2026
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