Thriving Communities Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
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Summary
Would create a grant program to give the fastest-growing communities technical assistance and capacity building to plan and deliver transformative, transit-oriented infrastructure projects. It would pair targeted funding with required federal coordination and reporting to guide which places get support.
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- Fast-growing communities and local planners would get technical assistance and capacity building to move large infrastructure and transit-oriented projects from planning toward construction.
- Residents in growing metros would see a federal preference for projects that link housing and jobs to transit, shaping where investments land.
- The Department of Transportation would coordinate with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and report to the House Appropriations Committee on methods, roles, and funding metrics. The bill would authorize annual appropriations of $100 million for Transportation and $5.5 million for HUD to carry out the program.
*Would authorize annual funding of $100 million for the Department of Transportation and $5.5 million for HUD, increasing potential federal spending.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Grants for fast-growing communities
This bill would set up a grant and technical help program for the fastest growing communities. The Department of Transportation would run it with HUD, focusing on transit-oriented development and other big infrastructure plans. Congress could provide $100 million a year to DOT and $5.5 million a year to HUD to carry this out. The help would build local capacity and planning; it would not send direct payments to households. DOT would also have to report to the House Appropriations Committee on methods, DOT–HUD coordination, and how funding is allocated.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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