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H.R. 5859: Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act

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H.R. 5859: Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-09-29 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-09-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · 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 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act

Plain summary

Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a grant program for protection and advocacy (P&A) systems to advocate for individuals with disabilities to access transportation. (Each state has a designated P&A system that protects and advocates for the rights of individuals with disabilities.) The bill directs DOT to select 10 P&A systems to receive five-year grants. Grant recipients must submit an annual report documenting the work they have done to address the barriers to accessing transportation for individuals with disabilities. Further, DOT must award one grant annually to a national organization with extensive knowledge of P&A systems to provide training and technical assistance to the systems.

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Official text

Transportation Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · 18 cosponsors

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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), André Carson (D-IN), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] reported raising $170,085 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr5859 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118