119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 15, 2025
Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act
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Latest action (May 16, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 15, 2025)
Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program to support operating projects for public transportation and related service improvements, particularly in underserved communities and areas of persistent poverty.
Specifically, the bill requires DOT to allocate funding under the program for urbanized areas, states, and Indian tribes that are recipients of funds under either the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) Urbanized Area Formula Funding program or Formula Grants for Rural Areas program. Eligible recipients may use funding for operating costs associated with projects that improve public transportation service for transit-dependent populations and support increased transit ridership (e.g., service expansion, information technology enhancements, and workforce development). DOT must apportion the funding so that recipients receive funds that are proportional to their share of operating costs.
The bill also provides for an increased federal cost share for operating assistance for projects or programs carried out in areas of persistent poverty or underserved communities.
DOT must set up a multimodal access measurement interface for public agencies to aid transit agencies in determining and reporting on access to jobs and essential services.
A grant recipient must (1) report specific information to the FTA for inclusion in the National Transit Database, and (2) survey transit riders and non-riding residents regarding transit service improvements.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$464,468
Spent on own lobbying
- H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act - TIVSA enforcement - Surface Transportation Reauthorization - STOP China Act - H.R.5024 - Transit Funding Fl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rity Training for Transportation Workers Transit Security Grant Program Autonomous Vehicles Limousine safety Transit Reauthorization Transit operating expenses H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act Advanced and Digital Infrastructure Technologies Federal Advisory Committees S.3455 - Moving Transit Forward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ence for Enhanced Rider Safety Act or the RIDER Safety Act. HR 6298, the Safe and Affordable Transit Act. H.R. 6635, the "Bus Operator Safety and Security Act" H.R. 3449, the "Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act" S. 3455, the "Moving Transit Forward Act" H.R. 5024, "Transit Funding Flexibility Act" S. 4178/H.R. 8068…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · lobbying firm or registrant: INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$488,681
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act - To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: CARPI & CLAY, INC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act H.R. 3449, Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act. S. 3455, Moving Transit Forward Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rity Training for Transportation Workers Transit Security Grant Program Autonomous Vehicles Limousine safety Transit Reauthorization Transit operating expenses H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act Advanced and Digital Infrastructure Technologies Federal Advisory Committees S.3455 - Moving Transit Forward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$489,143
Spent on own lobbying
- H.R.3449: Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act - TIVSA enforcement - Surface Transportation Reauthorization - S.1711 & H.R.4391: STOP China Act - H.R.5024: T…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…pposed Amendments to the Model Year 2027 and Later Heavy-Duty Highway Engine Criteria Pollutant Program. Opposed H.R.8870, the BUILD America 250 Act. Supported H.R.3449, the Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act. Supported S.3455, the Moving Transit Forward Act. Opposed provisions related to criminal penalties in H.R…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · lobbying firm or registrant: INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$470,905
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act - To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: CARPI & CLAY, INC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. H.R. 8870, the BUILD America 250 Act H.R. 3449, Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act. S. 3455, Moving Transit Forward Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ence for Enhanced Rider Safety Act or the RIDER Safety Act. HR 6298, the Safe and Affordable Transit Act. H.R. 6635, the "Bus Operator Safety and Security Act" H.R. 3449, the "Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act" S. 3455, the "Moving Transit Forward Act" H.R. 5024, "Transit Funding Flexibility Act" S. 4178/H.R. 8068…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · lobbying firm or registrant: INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted May 19, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$272,922
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.3449 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transport…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$431,955
Spent on own lobbying
- H.R.3449: Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act - TIVSA enforcement - Surface Transportation Reauthorization - STOP China Act - H.R.5024: Transit Funding Flex…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · lobbying firm or registrant: INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$361,475
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.3449 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transpo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$380,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rity Training for Transportation Workers Transit Security Grant Program Autonomous Vehicles Limousine safety Transit Reauthorization Transit operating expenses H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act Advanced and Digital Infrastructure Technologies Federal Advisory Committees S.3455 - Moving Transit Forward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: CARPI & CLAY, INC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Reauthorization of surface transportation programs. H.R. 3449, Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act. S. 3455, Moving Transit Forward Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · lobbying firm or registrant: INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$452,616
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.3449 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transpo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rity Training for Transportation Workers Transit Security Grant Program Autonomous Vehicles Limousine safety Transit Reauthorization Transit operating expenses H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act Advanced and Digital Infrastructure Technologies Federal Advisory Committees S.3455 - Moving Transit Forward…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: CARPI & CLAY, INC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Reauthorization of surface transportation programs. H.R. 3449, Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act. S. 3455, Moving Transit Forward Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$324,484
Spent on own lobbying
- H.R.3449: Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act - TIVSA enforcement - Surface Transportation Reauthorization - STOP China Act - H.R.5024: Transit Funding Flex…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rity Training for Transportation Workers Transit Security Grant Program Autonomous Vehicles Limousine safety Transit Reauthorization Transit operating expenses H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act Advanced and Digital Infrastructure Technologies
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: CARPI & CLAY, INC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Reauthorization of surface transportation programs H.R. 3449, Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · lobbying firm or registrant: INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$444,813
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.3449 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients for eligible operating support costs of public transport…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$770,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 3449- Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$375,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rity Training for Transportation Workers Transit Security Grant Program Autonomous Vehicles Limousine safety Transit Reauthorization Transit operating expenses H.R.3449 - Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing