Who it affects
- Federal Transit Administration
- Urban transit agencies
- Transit workers and riders
- State and local transportation planners
In committeeTransportationGovernment spending
Better Transit for Riders Act
H.R. 10662 · House bill · Introduced Oct. 1, 2026
The Better Transit for Riders Act would require a federal task force to recommend funding and coordination practices for urban transit agencies.
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How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The Federal Transit Administration must form the task force within two years after the bill becomes law.
- It would have up to 15 members representing transit agencies, workers, riders, governments, and other relevant groups.
- Recommendations would cover funding, shared fares, service coordination, transit access, and regional transit and land-use planning.
- These would be recommendations, not requirements for transit agencies.
- The task force would last two years, with an optional two-year extension approved by the administrator.
- It must publish funding recommendations and submit them to Congress by the time the task force ends.
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How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To direct the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration to convene a task force on establishing benchmarks for transit operations and coordination, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark (D-CA)
- Introduced
- Oct. 1, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Latest action
- Oct. 1, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.