# 119-hr-5711: Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act

119-hr-5711, Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5711
- Congress: 119
- Title: Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-08
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-21

## Summary

**Performance-based transparency in selecting transportation projects** would be required across metropolitan and statewide planning. The bill would force planners to use public criteria to rank projects, prioritize the highest-performing projects, and publicly explain any decision to fund lower-ranked projects. - Metropolitan planning organizations and local project lists would have to publicly categorize projects by performance and build priority lists from the highest-performing category. Agencies would need to explain any choice to include a lower-ranked project, citing geographic balance and projects in economically distressed areas. - State departments of transportation would face the same requirement for long-range statewide plans and statewide transportation improvement programs. The criteria used would have to support statutory planning factors and align with national transportation goals under section 150(b). - Communities and the public would get clearer, public criteria and performance categories so project choices are more transparent. The bill would push planners to tie selections explicitly to measurable goals and to justify exceptions that benefit distressed areas.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clear public rules for metro transportation projects: benefit, high. If enacted, metro planning groups would have to score and pick projects using public, performance-based criteria. The criteria would need to support national transportation goals and state goals. Plans would group projects by performance, and the transportation improvement program would draw from t…
- Clear public rules for statewide transportation projects: benefit, high. If enacted, states would have to score and pick statewide transportation projects using public, performance-based criteria. The criteria would need to support national transportation goals and each state’s goals. Plans would group projects by performance and pull from the highest-performing group.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5711 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5711)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5711 (as of 2026-05-21).