# 119-hr-3586: To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.

119-hr-3586, To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3586
- Congress: 119
- Title: To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would allow up to 20 percent advance payments for bus rolling stock without requiring a performance bond.** The bill would create a narrow exception so transit grant recipients can make limited upfront payments to manufacturers when certain contract and preaward conditions are met. - Transit agencies and other recipients would be able to pay up to 20 percent of a bus purchase in advance if they have a signed purchase order, an executed contract with advance-payment terms, preaward authority, and meet specified statutory requirements. - Bus manufacturers would be eligible to receive partial payment sooner, which could improve cash flow and help speed production and delivery timelines. - Federal program rules would be adjusted for this limited use by waiving the usual performance bond or similar financial arrangement while still requiring compliance with other procurement and preaward safeguards.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Advance payments for transit bus orders: benefit, low. If enacted, transit grant recipients could pay up to 20% of a bus order upfront. The bus maker would not need a performance bond for that advance. This would only apply to bus rolling stock. Recipients would need a signed purchase order, a contract that allows advance payments, and preaward authori…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3586 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3586)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3586 (as of 2026-04-21).