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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8399

Introduced

STAR Act

Sponsor
DAlma S. Adams· North Carolina
Introduced
April 21, 2026
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.April 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8399 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8399

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow certain funds to be 
used for incremental costs of incorporating art into facilities, and 
for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2026

Ms. Adams (for herself, Mr. Carson, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow certain funds to be 
used for incremental costs of incorporating art into facilities, 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 ``Saving Transit Art Resources Act'' 
or the ``STAR Act''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWING ART.

(a) In General.--Section 5323(h) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or'' after the 
semicolon;
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(b) No Special Rule.--Section 5309 of such title is amended by--
(1) striking subsection (p); and
(2) redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (p).
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