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H.R. 171

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 171, the Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on Jan 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Record

Text

H.R. 171 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb171/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 171 IH: Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 171  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Ms. Malliotakis  (for herself and  Mr. Gottheimer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To require the inspector general of the Department of Transportation to conduct an audit on the use of Federal funds by certain entities providing public transportation, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act  .
2.
Inspector General audit on public transportation coronavirus relief spending
(a)
Inspector general audit
(1)
Audit required
The inspector general of the Department of Transportation shall conduct an audit of funds provided to each specified transit agency under the applicable laws during the 5 fiscal years ending before the date of enactment of this Act.
(2)
Contents of audit
The audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the amount of funds received under each of the applicable laws and a description of how such funds were spent.
(3)
Report to Congress
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the audit.
(b)
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Applicable laws
The term  applicable laws  means the following:
(A)
 Chapter 53  of title 49, United States Code.
(B)
The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020.
(C)
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
(D)
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
(E)
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
(2)
Public transportation
The term  public transportation  has the meaning given the term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code.
(3)
Specified transit agency
The term  specified transit agency  means the 5 entities providing public transportation with the most unlinked passenger trips for calendar year 2019, as reported to the National Transit Database, that received Federal funds under any of the applicable laws.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb171/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R) sponsors H.R. 171, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 171 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 4, 2025 · 174 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 171 has taken 3 actions since Jan 3, 2025, the latest on Jan 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 4, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 171 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 171 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act — Display Title
  • Make Transportation Authorities Accountable and Transparent Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the inspector general of the Department of Transportation to conduct an audit on the use of Federal funds by certain entities providing public transportation, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 171 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Banking.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXASNonprofit trade association representing the interests of community banksTexas11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION15—
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANASTASIA TIONGSON115
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ115
JILLIAN KINDER115
KATIE MABRY115
MARKUS HYBNER115
TANEESHA JOHNSON115
WARD MCCARRAGHER115
CHRISTOPHER WILLISTON111
WENDY FOSTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$440K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$340K3rd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXASINDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 171 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 171’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr171/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 171 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Accounting and auditing to Transportation programs funding.

hr171/subjects.txt
Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsPublic transitTransportation programs funding

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com