Bill changes who runs local transportation planning groups.
H.R. 10493 — Reclaim Local Control Act · Filed by Tom Emmer (R-MN) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells transportation planning groups to change how they work. Groups run only by governor-picked people must follow federal rules. They have one year to make the change. The bill does not say what those federal rules are.
Who it affects
Transportation planning groups that only have governor-picked members must change. Cities and counties in those areas may see different planning.
One thing to notice
The bill tells groups to follow federal rules but does not explain what those rules say.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- governor-picked — People chosen by the governor to serve on a group or board.
- federal rules — Laws and requirements made by the U.S. government that states and cities must follow.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (554 characters) on Sep 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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