H.R. 8362

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8362 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8362

To amend sections 5314 and 5339 of title 49, United States Code, to 
allow for the use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus-
related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development 
and training, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 16, 2026

Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
Garamendi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Huffman, Ms. 
Brownley, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Moulton, Ms. 
Strickland, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Deluzio, 
Ms. Pou, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Figures, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Jackson of 
Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend sections 5314 and 5339 of title 49, United States Code, to 
allow for the use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus-
related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development 
and training, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Workforce Development Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES FOR WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.

(a) In General.--Section 5314(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``sections 5307, 5337, and 5339'' and 
inserting ``sections 5307 and 5337, and not more than 10 percent of 
amounts made available to a recipient under section 5339,''.
(b) Workforce Development Training.--Section 5339(d) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent'';
(2) by striking ``zero emissions vehicles (as defined in 
subsection (c)(1)) or related infrastructure'' and inserting 
``buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related 
facilities'';
(3) by striking ``under subsection (b) or (c)'' and 
inserting ``under subsections (a), (b), or (c)''; and
(4) by striking ``under the recipient's plan to address the 
impact of the transition to zero emission vehicles on the 
applicant's current workforce under subsection (c)(3)(D)''.
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