Creates new grants to improve city public transit services, safety, and security.
This bill would create new federal grants for public transportation systems in cities and towns. These grants would help improve bus and train services, make them safer, and increase security. This means riders could see more frequent service, better routes, and safer commutes.
Today, there are no specific federal grants just for improving public transit services, planning, or boosting security in cities and towns. If this bill becomes law, it would create a new grant program. This program would allow federal funds to cover 80 percent of operating costs for service improvements and security. It would also let cities use up to 10 percent of certain existing transit funds for these new purposes. However, the bill would not allow operating or planning grants to be used to change fixed-route public transit service into on-demand service provided by a third-party contractor.
S 3455 · 119th Congress · December 11, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 6/10
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