Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6464
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Improving Access to Jobs Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 7, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 7, 2020
Latest Action
Apr 8, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6464
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Improving Access to Jobs Act

This bill requires transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to improve safe and convenient access to employment. (Access is the ability to travel by auto, transit, pedestrian, and bike networks measured in terms of travel times, with impedances for level of travel stress for active travel and costs for low income travelers.)

The Department of Transportation must establish minimum standards for states to use in determining and improving safe and convenient access to employment for all users by all modes of travel.

If a state fails to improve access, it must obligate 10% of federal transportation funds apportioned to such state from the previous fiscal year into its efforts to meet the minimum standards to improve access.

The bill prohibits metropolitan transportation planning organizations from approving a transportation improvement plan that increases the ratio of automobile to non-automobile access in urbanized areas.

Text (1)
April 7, 2020
Actions (4)
04/08/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
04/07/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
04/07/2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E356)
04/07/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:16 PM