Freedom to Move Act
Latest action · Jul 24, 2025 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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Freedom to Move Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award competitive five-year grants (i.e., Freedom to Move Grants) to states, local governments, transit agencies, and nonprofit organizations in both rural and urban areas to cover the lost fare revenue for fare-free public transportation and improve public transportation.
Grants must be used to support (1) implementing a fare-free transit program; and (2) efforts to improve public transportation, particularly in underserved communities, such as costs associated with efforts to provide more safe, frequent, and reliable bus service, including bus stop safety and accessibility improvements, and pedestrian and bike shelters.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2025 to Apr 20, 2026; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Jul 23, 2025 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Dec 10, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Apr 20, 2026 |
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 Jul 23, 2025 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2025Referred 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. 171, no. 126, July 23, 2025, page H3649.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2478 | Freedom to Move Act | Related bill | Jul 28, 2025 |
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 a grant program to support efforts to provide fare-free transit service, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Freedom to Move Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced 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.
