# 117-hr-9647: Light Rail Transit Act

117-hr-9647, Light Rail Transit Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9647
- Congress: 117
- Title: Light Rail Transit Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Introduced: 2022-12-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Light Rail Transit Act This bill directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish a grant program to provide grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the design and implementation of light rail projects, including for the redesign, retrofit, renovation, update, and repair of existing light rail systems. As condition of receiving a grant, eligible entities must certify that fares for riding the light rail transit system shall not increase solely due to improvements carried out with grant funds and for any reason for at least one year after completion of a project funded by the bill. In carrying out the program, the FTA must prioritize projects located in economically disadvantaged communities.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-9648: Bus Rapid Transit Act
- 117-hr-8535: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- 117-hres-1209: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…
- 117-hres-1152: Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in which 10 Americans were killed and 3 were injured, and in which 11 of the 13 vi…

## Sources
- [117-hr-9647 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9647)

## Related
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- [117-hr-9648: Bus Rapid Transit Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9648)
- [117-hr-8535: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8535)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hres-1209: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1209)
- [117-hres-1152: Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1152)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9647 (as of 2025-11-18).