# 116-hr-5152: Transportation Equity Act

116-hr-5152, Transportation Equity Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5152
- Congress: 116
- Title: Transportation Equity Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2019-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Transportation Equity Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to reimburse certain public transportation agencies that provide free unlimited transportation passes to specified individuals. Individuals eligible to receive a pass are (1) persons who are 60 years or older, (2) persons with disabilities, (3) persons in receipt of means-tested benefits, (4) persons whose income is 300% or less of the poverty line, (5) the spouse or unmarried dependent of any person in the previous four categories.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5152 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5152)

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- [116-hr-8519: Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8519)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
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- [116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8254)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5152 (as of 2025-11-18).