Bill Details
HR.2088 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Introduced Date
2025-03-11
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
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This bill would create a new federal grant program to help fast-growing communities plan and prepare for major infrastructure projects. The Transportation Department would run the program with help from the Housing and Urban Development Department. The program would focus on giving local governments technical help and building their ability to carry out projects, especially projects that connect transportation with housing and support more walkable, transit-friendly development. It also sets aside money each year for the program and requires a report to Congress on how the program works.
- The program would help communities move forward with large infrastructure projects by providing planning support and other assistance.
- The Transportation Department and Housing and Urban Development Department would work together, with HUD helping coordinate the effort.
- The Transportation Department would have to report on how the program supports transit-oriented development, how the two departments coordinate, and what measures are used to decide funding.
- The bill authorizes $100 million each year for the Transportation Department and $5.5 million each year for HUD to carry out and coordinate the program.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2088 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2088
To direct the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to establish a thriving
communities grant program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to establish a thriving
communities grant program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Thriving Communities Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall
establish a thriving communities grant program to provide technical
assistance and capacity building to help the fastest growing
communities advance transformative infrastructure projects.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on--
(1) the methods the Secretary uses in carrying out the
program established under subsection (a) to promote transit-
oriented development;
(2) the level of coordination between the Secretary of
Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development in carrying out such program, including the
respective roles of each Secretary; and
(3) what metrics are used to distribute funding under such
program.
(c) Authorizations of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for each fiscal year--
(1) $100,000,000 to the Secretary of Transportation to
carry out this section; and
(2) $5,500,000 to the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to facilitate coordination with the Secretary of
Transportation to carry out this section.
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