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119-hr-7301119th Congress

Maximizing Transportation Efficiency Act

Sponsored By: Representative Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

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Summary

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is the focus. This bill would make TDM a core part of major federal transportation programs and set aside funding for rural and small projects.

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  • Rural communities gain a dedicated $20 million per year set-aside for TDM planning and services like vanpools, trip-planning platforms, marketing, smart rural hubs, and data tools.
  • Small projects and local pilots get a $20 million per year small-project set-aside for projects costing $500,000 to $10 million, lowering the cost barrier for modest TDM builds.
  • State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, Tribal governments, and eligible nonprofits and universities would be explicitly able to use federal programs for TDM planning, operations, pricing, and technology such as real-time traveler information.

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Make TDM eligible across programs

This bill would add a clear legal definition of transportation demand management (TDM). If enacted, major federal programs like CMAQ, the National Infrastructure Project Assistance program, the Local and Regional Project Assistance program, and the SMART grant program would be able to fund TDM projects. TDM activities listed include employer commute benefits, parking and lane policies, carpooling and vanpooling, telework support, micromobility and walking, pricing, trip-planning tools, and data and technology. Agencies and local sponsors would be able to propose those TDM actions when they apply for federal grants.

New rural transportation demand grants

The bill would set aside $20,000,000 each year for rural transportation demand management (TDM) grants. State DOTs, MPOs serving rural areas, local governments, Tribal governments, transit agencies, regional planning organizations, and certain nonprofits and colleges could receive grants. Grants could pay for TDM plans, marketing, data collection, vanpooling and carpooling, employer and local commuting incentives, real-time traveler information, smart rural hubs, trip-planning platforms and MaaS, and management and staff costs. If the rural set-aside is not fully used, the unused money would be used for other program projects.

Small congestion projects get grants

The bill would remove the rule limiting some congestion relief grants to places with more than 1,000,000 people. It would also require that $20,000,000 of Congestion Relief Program funds each year be used for smaller projects. Eligible small projects would have estimated costs of at least $500,000 and no more than $10,000,000. If the set-aside is not fully used in a year, the unused money would go to other eligible program projects.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

WA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

  • Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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