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Frederica Wilson (D-FL)

Transit Workforce Development Act

H.R. 8362 · House bill Transportation and Public Works

A Democratic bill with 22 Democratic cosponsors · See all 22 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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, known as the "Transit Workforce Development Act," proposes amendments to title 49 of the United States Code. It aims to change how certain grants for buses and bus-related equipment and facilities are used. Specifically, it allows for a portion of these funds to be redirected toward workforce development and training. The bill modifies sections 5314 and 5339 to facilitate these changes.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +4

    Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?

    The bill increases the percentage of funds available for various bus-related equipment and facilities from 5 to 10 percent.

  • Scored +3

    Is this likely to create jobs?

    The bill expands the use of transit grants to include workforce development and training, which facilitates job training in the transit sector.

  • Scored +2

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Expanded workforce training in public transit can create pathways to employment for low-income individuals.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?

    The bill strikes language specifically requiring funds to be used for zero emissions vehicles or related infrastructure.