# 119-hr-9926: PATH Act

119-hr-9926, PATH Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9926
- Congress: 119
- Title: PATH Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-19

## Summary

**Expands permissible ridership forecasting methods for transit capital grants.** This bill would let applicants for Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants add population density, population growth, development planning activities, and current corridor ridership into ridership forecasts, aligning grant justification with MAP-21 guidance. - Transit agencies and grant recipients can use forecasts that reflect local population density, growth rates, planning activity, and existing corridor ridership when seeking funding under 49 U.S.C. 5309. - High-growth communities and local planners get a clearer path to show how future development could boost transit use when projects are evaluated. - The Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants program would formally broaden the inputs allowed in project justification, tying its rules to section 20005(b)(2) of MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century).

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More flexible ridership rules for transit: benefit, low. This bill would let applicants for fixed-guideway capital grants use new methods to predict ridership. They would be allowed to use population density or population growth, whichever helps forecasts more. They would also be allowed to use current transit ridership in the corridor and local developm…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9926 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9926)

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- [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-1362: Downwinders Parity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1362)
- [119-hr-879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-879)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9926 (as of 2026-08-19).