CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3586 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 3 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill aims to establish specific limitations on advance payments made for bus rolling stock. It proposes an amendment to title 49 of the United States Code regarding how recipients use assistance. Under this proposal, a recipient may make an advance payment to a transit vehicle manufacturer without requiring a performance bond or similar financial arrangement. However, there are specific conditions that must be met to use this option. Recipients must have a signed purchase order, an executed contract including advance payment provisions, and preaward authority. Finally, the bill limits any such advance payment to no more than 20 percent of the total purchase order value.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?

    The bill provides more flexible financing options for bus rolling stock, which can support transit infrastructure.

  • Scored +2

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    Improving public transit accessibility often benefits urban populations through better infrastructure.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.