Bill funds one year of free transit for people leaving prison.
H.R. 9898 — Transportation for Reentry Act · Filed by Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) · 17 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires transit agencies that get federal money to provide free rides. People recently released from prison get one year of free transit. The federal government pays agencies back for the cost. Agencies must track usage and report results to Congress. After five years, the government will study the program's effects.
Who it affects
People recently released from prison get free transit for one year. Public transit agencies that receive federal funding must run the program.
One thing to notice
Transit agencies that get federal money must follow this rule. They risk losing other federal transit money if they do not.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.
- Jul 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 23, 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
- public transit agencies — Companies or government offices that run buses, trains, and other transportation.
- federal funding — Money that comes from the U.S. government, not from states or cities.
- federal government — The U.S. government in Washington, D.C., that makes laws for the whole country.
- track — Keep records of and watch something over time.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,650 characters) on Jul 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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