HR7298-119

In Committee

Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Jan 30, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Finance, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HBB76772A5B3545928F81EDEBA77837D9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act of 2026.
  • Section HBFE6C51C07CC46ABB4C75EAC6E305977: 2. Grant program for transit-oriented development planning Section 20005(b) of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 5303 note) is amended—...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Finance, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Finance Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 31, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Jan 30, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced in House

Jan 30, 2026

Ms. Simon (for herself and Ms. Jacobs) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Finance Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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