Connecting America’s Active Transportation System Act
Latest action · May 5, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Connecting America's Active Transportation System Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out an active transportation investment program to provide competitive grants to state, local, and regional government entities, and Indian tribes to construct projects that connect walking and bicycling infrastructure within and between communities, metropolitan regions, or states.
The bill sets forth various limitations on the use of funds by DOT, including that it must
- obligate at least 30% of funds to projects that connect people with public transportation, businesses, workplaces, schools, residences, recreation areas, and other community activity centers;
- set aside at least $3 million to provide planning grants for eligible entities; and
- set aside at least $2 million to cover the costs of administration, research, technical assistance, communications, and training activities under the program.
The federal share of grants must not exceed 80% of the total project cost. However, DOT may increase the federal share to 100% for disadvantaged communities with a poverty rate of over 40%.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2021 to Mar 24, 2022; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 4, 2021 |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Mar 24, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 4, 2021 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 4, 2021Introduced in House
- May 4, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 77, May 4, 2021, page H2142.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 684 | Connecting America’s Active Transportation System Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2021 |
| S 1931 | Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 | Related bill | Oct 6, 2021 |
| S 1953 | Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 27, 2021 |
| HR 3566 | National and Regional Greenways Act | Related bill | Jun 1, 2021 |
| HR 5696 | Connecting America’s Active Transportation System Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 29, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out an active transportation investment program to make grants to eligible applicants to build safe and connected options for bicycles and walkers within and between communities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Connecting America’s Active Transportation System Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Community life and organization
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Government trust funds
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
