# 119-hr-6491: Streamline Transit Projects Act

119-hr-6491, Streamline Transit Projects Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6491
- Congress: 119
- Title: Streamline Transit Projects Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-31

## Summary

**Gives qualified urban transit agencies the authority to take over certain NEPA categorical exclusion determinations from the Secretary of Transportation.** It sets who is eligible and how the Secretary keeps oversight through time-limited agreements and monitoring. - Transit agencies in urbanized areas with more than 200,000 people can assume CE determinations for activity types the Secretary designates. They must show they have the legal, technical, and financial capacity to do the work. - Projects may move faster because local agencies can apply categorical exclusion rules under 23 CFR part 771. Assignments require a public memorandum of understanding and public access to information, and the Secretary can reassume responsibility if performance is unsatisfactory. - An assigned recipient is treated as a Federal agency for the laws it assumes and accepts federal court jurisdiction and liability for those duties. Recipients may use funds apportioned under chapter 53 for attorney fees and assignments cannot transfer government-to-government tribal consultation responsibilities.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Large city transit agencies handle environmental reviews: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would let certain large city transit agencies take over federal environmental review duties for some transit projects. To qualify, an agency must be a direct chapter 53 recipient located in an urbanized area with more than 200,000 people and show legal, technical, and financial…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6491 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6491)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-879)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6491 (as of 2026-05-31).