# 117-hr-9648: Bus Rapid Transit Act

117-hr-9648, Bus Rapid Transit Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9648
- Congress: 117
- Title: Bus Rapid Transit Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2022-12-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 59
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Bus Rapid 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 bus rapid transit systems, including for the redesign, retrofit, renovation, update, and repair of existing bus systems. As a condition of receiving a grant, eligible entities must certify that fares for riding the bus rapid 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 (59)

- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9648 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9648)

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