H.R. 8362

Summary

H.R. 8362, the Transit Workforce Development Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 16, 2026 by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D) with 22 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Apr 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

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H.R. 8362 has 22 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8362 IH: Transit Workforce Development Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8362  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. García 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    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Transit Workforce Development Act  .
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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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D) sponsors H.R. 8362, and 22 members have co-sponsored it, 20 of them from the day it was introduced.

Frederica Wilson

Rep. · D–FL-24 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Julia Brownley

Rep. · D–CA-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Christopher Deluzio

Rep. · D–PA-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Shomari Figures

Rep. · D–AL-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Valerie Foushee

Rep. · D–NC-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Laura Friedman

Rep. · D–CA-30 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Maxwell Frost

Rep. · D–FL-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

John Garamendi

Rep. · D–CA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Jesus Garcia

Rep. · D–IL-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8362 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Apr 16, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8362 has taken 2 actions since Apr 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8362 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8362 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Transit Workforce Development Act — Display Title
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• Transit Workforce Development Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8362 in 2 quarterly filings, 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, Transportation, Homeland Security, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8362 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8362’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8362, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 67 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WILSON of Florida:H.R. 8362.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:ArtIcle 1, Section 8[Page H2961]

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