Hillary Scholten (D-MI)
Streamlined Apportionment, Flexibility, and Efficiency Transit Act
A Democratic bill with no 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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Streamlined Apportionment, Flexibility, and Efficiency Transit Act aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code. The bill seeks to maximize the value of taxpayer dollars by providing regulatory relief for transit agencies. It includes provisions to streamline the apportionment of funds to specific states and urbanized areas. Additionally, the bill modifies the availability of bus formula funds and changes asset disposition rules. It also directs the Secretary to minimize documentation requirements for certain projects and review reporting requirements for discretionary grants.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?
The bill increases flexibility and the duration for which bus formula funds can be used by agencies.
- Scored +3
Would people in cities be better off under this?
The bill provides faster apportionment of funds specifically for recipients in urbanized areas with populations under 1,000,000.
- Scored +3
Is this likely to grow the economy?
The bill streamlines fund distribution and reduces regulatory burdens to increase the efficiency of transit-related economic activity.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill directs the Secretary to minimize documentation and studies required for environmental assessments and impact statements.
- Scored -2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill directs the reduction or elimination of reporting requirements for discretionary grant recipients.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Faster Fund Distribution: The bill amends Section 5336(d) to ensure amounts are apportioned to states and recipients in urbanized areas with populations under 1,000,000 no later than December 1 of the fiscal year. (Section 2(a))
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Increased Availability of Bus Funds: The amendment to Section 5339(a)(8) extends the availability of bus formula funds from 3 fiscal years to 5 fiscal years. (Section 2(b))
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Flexibility in Asset Use: Under Section 5334(h)(4)(B)(ii)(II)(bb), recipients or subrecipients can certify to the Secretary that remaining amounts will be used for capital projects under sections 5307, 5310, or 5311. (Section 2(c))
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Reduced Paperwork for Environmental Exclusions: The Secretary is directed to minimize requirements for documentation, studies, and memos for projects seeking categorical exclusion from environmental assessments or impact statements. (Section 2(d))
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Improved Historic Preservation Coordination: The bill encourages early consultation between project sponsors and State historic preservation offices. (Section 2(d))
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Streamlined Federal Oversight: The Secretary of Transportation must review and potentially eliminate, consolidate, or reduce the scope of reporting requirements for discretionary grant recipients. (Section 2(e))
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Targeted Federal Reviews: The amendment to Section 5307(f)(2) directs the Secretary to focus reviews on previous and common deficiencies, using random sampling for remaining compliance areas. (Section 2(f))
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill provides faster apportionment of funds specifically for recipients in urbanized areas with populations under 1,000,000. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Improved transit efficiency and funding availability can benefit low-income residents who rely on public transportation.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — The bill streamlines fund distribution and reduces regulatory burdens to increase the efficiency of transit-related economic activity.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport? — The bill increases flexibility and the duration for which bus formula funds can be used by agencies. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill directs the Secretary to minimize documentation and studies required for environmental assessments and impact statements.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill directs the reduction or elimination of reporting requirements for discretionary grant recipients.
- 5/14/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House