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H.R. 5231: Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act

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H.R. 5231: Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-21 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act

Plain summary

Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act This bill revises and reauthorizes the surface transportation block grant program (Transportation Alternatives Program) in the Department of Transportation (DOT). For example, states are allowed to allocate funds under the program to counties, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, and local governments.Additionally, metropolitan planning organizations that serve an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or fewer are eligible for funding. The bill also (1) adjusts the funding limits for states to improve the ability of applicants to access funding in an efficient and expeditious manner, (2) limits the transferability of funds under the program unless a state meets certain requirements, and (3) expands the safe route to school program of DOT to high schools. Currently, the safe route to school program is carried out for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools (schools providing education from kindergarten through eighth grade).

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Official text

Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · 28 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rick Larsen (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), André Carson (D-IN), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5231 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116