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H.R. 1151: To provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal employees in the National Capital Region; to allow passenger carriers which are owned or leased by the Government to be used to transport Government employees between their place of employment and mass transit facilities, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 1151: To provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal employees in the National Capital Region; to allow passenger carriers which are owned or leased by the Government to be used to transport Government employees between their place of employment and mass transit facilities, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal employees in the National Capital Region; to allow passenger carriers which are owned or leased by the Government to be used to transport Government employees between their place of employment and mass transit facilities, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Requires each Federal agency in the National Capital Region to implement a program under which all qualified Federal employees serving in or under such agency shall be offered transit pass transportation fringe benefits as required under Executive Order 13150. Authorizes the use of a passenger carrier to transport a Federal officer or employee between his or her place of employment and a mass transit facility. Requires a Federal agency that provides such service to: (1) absorb the cost; (2) when possible, use alternative fuel vehicles; and (3) coordinate such transportation with other Federal agencies.

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Official text

To provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal employees in the National Capital Region; to allow passenger carriers which are owned or leased by the Government to be used to transport Government employees between their place of employment and mass transit facilities, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1151, A bill to provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits (2003-10-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1151, A bill to provide that transit pass transportation fringe benefits (2003-10-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1151 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108