# 116-hr-7050: Transportation Workforce Modernization Act

116-hr-7050, Transportation Workforce Modernization Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7050
- Congress: 116
- Title: Transportation Workforce Modernization Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2020-05-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Transportation Workforce Modernization Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and other entities to develop a curriculum for and establish transportation worker training programs in urban and rural areas for workers whose jobs may be changed or worsened, or who may have been separated from their jobs as a result of being replaced by the adoption of automated driving systems. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must study and report on the impact of driverless vehicle adoption on specified sectors of the economy. Additionally, DOT must seek to enter into an agreement with an IHE or nonprofit organization to conduct research on such impacts for inclusion in the GAO study.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act
- 116-hr-8898: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8809: LOVE Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 116-hr-8712: National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7050 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7050)

## Related
- [116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8924)
- [116-hr-8898: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8898)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8809: LOVE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8809)
- [116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8782)
- [116-hr-8712: National Aviation Preparedness Plan Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8712)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7050 (as of 2025-11-18).