Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 5, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8184-8185)
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 5, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the program providing formula grants to states for the special public transportation needs of older individuals and the disabled to allow states to use a portion of those grants to operate and maintain the capital assets acquired under that program.
Sets the federal share of the costs of the mobility management activities such grants may cover at 90%. (Mobility management activities are designed to improve coordination among public and other transportation service providers.)
Requires the National Transit Database to include information on the public transportation formula grant program for older individuals and the disabled, and the public transportation formula grant program for nonurban areas.
Requires metropolitan planning organizations and states to involve older individuals and the disabled in metropolitan and statewide transportation planning.
Directs the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Center on Senior Transportation to: (1) provide technical assistance to transit and human services organizations, (2) disseminate best practices regarding transportation for older individuals, and (3) make grants to nonprofit organizations to test innovative and replicable approaches for addressing the mobility needs of older individuals.
Requires the FTA to make grants to nonprofit aging services organizations to offer mobility management services, and develop and implement enhanced technology to support those services.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 5, 2011 to Mar 6, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Dec 5, 2011 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Dec 12, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 6, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Dec 5, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8184-8185)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4028 | Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act of 2012 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
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- Dec 5, 2011Introduced in Senate
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