Transit agencies get more federal money if they help small shops.
H.R. 10811 — PARTNER Act · Filed by Everton Blair (D-GA) · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill raises federal funding for transit projects from 80% to 85%. Transit agencies must help small shops near construction. The help includes a contact person, updates, and signs. Small shops get better information. Transit agencies get more federal money as a reward.
Who it affects
Small shops near transit work get a contact person and updates. Transit agencies can get more federal money if they provide help. Federal taxpayers pay a larger share of transit project costs.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say what happens if an agency takes the money. It does not say if the agency must help small shops.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 15, 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
- transit agencies — Government groups that run public transportation systems like trains or buses.
- federal funding — Money from the federal government to pay for projects.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,991 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 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 2026-10-21.
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