# 119-hr-6451: VA Transit Act

119-hr-6451, VA Transit Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6451
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6451
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Transit Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create a pilot program to expand public transportation access for veterans.** This bill would direct the Department of Transportation to set up a time-limited grant program that funds local transit projects connecting veterans to VA facilities and veteran-serving organizations, with an explicit focus on equity for rural, Tribal, and small urban areas.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot transit grants for veterans: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation, with input from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to set up a pilot grant program within 1 year to improve public transit that helps veterans reach VA facilities and veteran-serving organizations. The pilot would run for 5 years after it sta…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6451 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6451)

## Related
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9497)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6451 (as of 2026-04-21).