S. 2467: Transit to Trails Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-11 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Transit to Trails Act

Plain summary

Transit to Trails Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Transit to Trails Grant Program to award grants to certain governmental and private entities for projects that increase transportation access to public lands, waters, parkland, or monuments for critically underserved communities. Among other things, the bill requires DOT to develop transportation planning procedures for projects conducted under the program that are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning processes, grant recipients to contribute matching funds equal to not less than 100% of the grant amount, grant awards to be at least $25,000 and not more than $500,000, and publicized schedules and routes for transportation systems that are developed after the receipt of a grant under the program.

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Official text

Transit to Trails Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · 6 cosponsors

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Tina Smith (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] reported raising $21.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2467.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2467 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116