# 119-hr-171: Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act

119-hr-171, Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-171
- Congress: 119
- Title: Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Requires an audit of public transportation spending by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.** This bill would direct the Office of Inspector General to audit funds given to the five transit agencies with the most unlinked passenger trips in 2019 under Chapter 53 of Title 49 and four coronavirus-era laws over the five fiscal years before enactment. The audit must show amounts received under each law and describe how the money was spent. The Office of Inspector General would report the results to Congress within 180 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Audit pandemic transit money at big agencies: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would require the Transportation Department’s Inspector General to audit pandemic relief money at the five largest transit agencies by 2019 trips, as reported to the National Transit Database, if they received funds under the listed laws. The audits would cover the five fiscal year…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-9195: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-171 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/171)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-9195: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9195)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-171 (as of 2025-12-21).