CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)

To designate Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey as the "Donald M. Payne, Jr. Transit Center at Newark Penn Station".

H.R. 6803 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Democratic bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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 proposes to rename Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey. The new name would be the "Donald M. Payne, Jr. Transit Center at Newark Penn Station." It honors Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr., who served New Jersey's 10th Congressional District from 2012 until 2024. The legislation specifies that any existing federal references to Newark Penn Station should now refer to the new designation.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    The bill honors Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr., a prominent Black public servant from Newark.

  • Scored +1

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    The bill recognizes a critical transportation hub serving the City of Newark.

  • Scored +1

    Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?

    The bill honors a legislator who was a champion for public transit and secured funding for the Newark Penn Station transit hub.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.