H.R. 8399

Summary

H.R. 8399, the STAR Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 21, 2026 by Rep. Alma Adams (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8399 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8399 IH: Saving Transit Art Resources Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-21
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8399  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Saving Transit Art Resources Act   or the   STAR Act  .
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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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Alma Adams (D) sponsors H.R. 8399, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Alma Adams

Rep. · D–NC-12 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 21, 2026

Andre Carson

Rep. · D–IN-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 21, 2026 · Original

Janice Schakowsky

Rep. · D–IL-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 21, 2026 · Original

Chellie Pingree

Rep. · D–ME-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8399 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Apr 21, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8399 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8399 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8399 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• STAR Act — Display Title
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced
• STAR Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Saving Transit Art Resources Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8399 in 1 quarterly filing, 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.

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. 8399 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. 8399’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8399, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ADAMS:H.R. 8399.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H3046]

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