S2478-119

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.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 28, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers. The main policy domain is Social Welfare, Labor, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers 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, families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB878307B27604D1FA157B4632862F49E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Move Act.
  • Section H9E3A667406984AC8AD5E245FD6E4BDA9: 2. Purpose The purposes of this Act are— to invest in State, county, and local municipalities efforts to provide fare-free public transportation; and to...
  • Section H3667D27CC57F42ABB9FEBB61122474B2: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term eligible entity means— a State, county, or local municipality; a transit agency; a private nonprofit organization engaged...
  • Section H1DA7E3651A964EC0953BF8EB9F4323D4: 4. Grants to support fare-free transit Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award grants, which shall be known...

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, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Social Welfare, Labor, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.

Policy Domains

Social Welfare Labor Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 28, 2025

Mr. Markey (for himself and Ms. Warren) 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
Social Welfare Labor Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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