# 119-hr-8835: Streamlined Apportionment, Flexibility, and Efficiency Transit Act

119-hr-8835, Streamlined Apportionment, Flexibility, and Efficiency Transit Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8835
- Congress: 119
- Title: Streamlined Apportionment, Flexibility, and Efficiency Transit Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Speed transit funding and reduce regulatory paperwork.** This bill would accelerate when formula transit money is apportioned and cut red tape around environmental reviews, reporting, and oversight so agencies can deliver projects faster. - Transit agencies and small urban areas would get certain formula apportionments by Dec. 1 and bus formula funds would be available for five fiscal years, giving faster and longer access to money. - Recipients with leftover asset-disposition amounts would be allowed to apply those amounts to capital projects under programs like 5307, 5310, or 5311 after certifying planned use to the Secretary. - Project sponsors and State historic preservation offices would face less required documentation for categorically excluded projects and would be encouraged to consult earlier in planning. - The Federal Transit Administration and grant recipients would undergo a one year review to cut or consolidate reporting, and triennial reviews would focus on prior and common deficiencies with limited random sampling.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More time and flexibility for transit funds: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would give transit agencies more time and flexibility to use federal formula and leftover asset funds. It would require apportionments for urbanized areas under 1,000,000 people to be made by December 1 of that fiscal year. It would change bus formula funds availability from 3…
- Cut paperwork and focus transit reviews: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would tell the Secretary to minimize paperwork, studies, and memos for projects that qualify for categorical exclusion. It would encourage project sponsors to consult early with State Historic Preservation Offices before the Section 106 process starts. Within one year of enactm…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8835 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8835)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [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-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [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-8835 (as of 2026-09-21).