3.0.0 1448 2023-01-11T13:28:07Z 2023-01-11T13:28:07Z House HR 2015-03-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANGEVIN:H.R. 1448.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grant Congress the authority to enact this bill.[Page H1771]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-19T13:42:38Z Referred to 2015-03-18T14:02:50Z 2015-03-19 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2015-03-18 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-03-18 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2015-03-18 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-03-18 True D000622 Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] Tammy Duckworth D IL 8 2015-03-18 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2015-04-29 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-06-04 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2015-06-23 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-06-23 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2015-07-08 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Disability and paralysis Public participation and lobbying Public transit Regional and metropolitan planning State and local government operations Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-03-18 Introduced in House 2015-03-23T19:46:09Z Transit Accessibility Innovation Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to implement a transit accessibility innovation program by distributing competitive discretionary grants to public transit agencies for eligible projects in order to encourage public transit systems to take action to address deficiencies in service for individuals with disabilities.

Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to use 2% of funds made available under this Act to carry out activities to ensure that innovative practices, program models, and new service delivery options are collected, reviewed, and disseminated to other public transit agencies for replication in other communities.

Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, also to use certain funds to carry out a transportation promotion pilot program to ensure that: (1) public transit agencies fulfill their requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and (2) individuals with disabilities have advocates to ensure greater opportunities for integration and access into transit systems.

Requires the Secretary to make grants to: (1) agencies implementing a system established under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 that have demonstrated histories of transportation expertise or advocacy, and (2) nonprofit organizations that have also demonstrated such histories.

Increases from 10% to 15% the limitation on the use of a recipient's annual formula apportionment for provision of nonfixed route paratransit transportation services in accordance with the ADA.

]]> Transit Accessibility Innovation Act of 2015 Display Title Transit Accessibility Innovation Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a transit accessibility innovation program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Transit Accessibility Innovation Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1448ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1448ih.xml 2015-03-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.