HR 3200 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act

Introduced Oct 13, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Russ Carnahan D-MO

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Latest action · Oct 14, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 13, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make urbanized area formula grants for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population over 200,000 to a designated recipient, direct recipient, or subrecipient that provides public transportation in the area operating less than 100 buses in fixed-route service in the area during peak service hours.

Authorizes a designated recipient or direct recipient that operates at least 100 buses in fixed-route service during peak service hours in an urbanized area with a population of more than 200,000 to use grant funds for the operating costs of public transportation equipment and facilities in such projects if: (1) the recipients are certified by the Secretary as being in a crisis period; and (2) the recipients' percentage of revenue for the operating costs of public transportation equipment and facilities from non-federal sources (excluding system-generated revenue) is equal to the previous fiscal year's revenue, or the revenue is derived from dedicated sources.

Specifies percentage limitations on the use of funds for urbanized areas with populations between 200,000 and 500,000, between 500,000 and 1 million, and over 1 million.

Defines "crisis period" to mean that: (1) the unemployment rate within the recipients' service area is 7% or higher for the preceding month, or (2) the national average retail price of regular gasoline during a quarter has increased by more than 10%.

Cosponsors 167

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 13, 2011 to May 16, 2012; 106 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MABarney FrankOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CABob FilnerOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-IABruce L. BraleyOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-GADavid ScottOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-TXGene GreenOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MIHansen ClarkeOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NCHeath ShulerOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-PAJason AltmireOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalOct 13, 2011
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CALois CappsOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-WARick LarsenOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalOct 13, 2011
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-PATim HoldenOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalOct 13, 2011
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOct 14, 2011
D-NJRush HoltOct 14, 2011
D-CAZoe LofgrenOct 14, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOct 24, 2011
D-NYSteve IsraelOct 24, 2011
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOct 27, 2011
D-CABrad ShermanOct 27, 2011
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOct 27, 2011
D-TXHenry CuellarOct 27, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 27, 2011
R-ILJohn ShimkusOct 27, 2011
D-WIRon KindOct 27, 2011
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Oct 27, 2011
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeNov 2, 2011
D-MAJohn W. OlverNov 4, 2011
R-NHFrank C. GuintaNov 14, 2011
D-CAJanice HahnNov 14, 2011
D-IADavid LoebsackNov 16, 2011
D-CAJerry McNerneyNov 16, 2011
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyNov 29, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Dec 1, 2011
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonDec 1, 2011
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldDec 8, 2011
D-LACedric L. RichmondDec 13, 2011
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoDec 13, 2011
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottDec 14, 2011
R-NHCharles F. BassDec 16, 2011
D-ILBobby L. RushDec 20, 2011
D-CALoretta SanchezDec 20, 2011
R-PAJim GerlachDec 23, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJan 17, 2012
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJan 17, 2012
R-NYRobert L. TurnerJan 23, 2012
D-CAJim CostaJan 24, 2012
D-CAKaren BassJan 27, 2012
R-NYMichael G. GrimmJan 27, 2012
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJan 27, 2012
D-TXRuben HinojosaJan 27, 2012
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJan 31, 2012
D-MDChris Van HollenJan 31, 2012
D-CAJackie SpeierJan 31, 2012
D-NJSteven R. RothmanJan 31, 2012
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardFeb 1, 2012
D-PAMark S. CritzFeb 1, 2012
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 2, 2012
D-COJared PolisFeb 2, 2012
D-TXSilvestre ReyesFeb 6, 2012
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonFeb 7, 2012
R-MIMike RogersFeb 8, 2012
D-OHTim RyanFeb 8, 2012
D-CAMichael M. HondaFeb 9, 2012
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiFeb 9, 2012
D-NCBrad MillerFeb 14, 2012
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerFeb 14, 2012
D-HIColleen HanabusaFeb 29, 2012
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesFeb 29, 2012
R-PALou BarlettaFeb 29, 2012
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMar 19, 2012
D-NYNita M. LoweyMar 21, 2012
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonApr 24, 2012
R-PACharles W. DentMay 16, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Oct 13, 2011
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred Oct 14, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. Oct 13, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Oct 13, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6921.

Printed hearings 8

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-182EXAMINING OPTIONS TO COMBAT HEALTHCARE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE306 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeNov 28, 2012
Serial No. 112-101CLASS CANCELED: AN UNSUSTAINABLE PROGRAM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE NATION'S DEFICIT202 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeOct 26, 2011
Serial No. 112-85CUTTING THE RED TAPE: SAVING JOBS FROM PPACA'S HARMFUL REGULATIONS135 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeSep 15, 2011
Serial No. 112-42WHITE HOUSE TRANSPARENCY, VISITOR LOGS, AND LOBBYISTS280 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMay 3, 2011
Serial No. 112-29THE PPACA'S HIGH RISK POOL REGIME: HIGH COST, LOW PARTICIPATION217 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeApr 1, 2011
Show all 8 hearings

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1992Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance ActIdentical billDec 14, 2011
HR 3022Protecting Transit Through Increased Flexibility Act of 2011Related billSep 23, 2011
HR 3545Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011Related billDec 2, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide flexibility of certain transit functions to local entities.
Short Titles as Introduced
Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 13, 2011Introduced in House

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