[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7843 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7843

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit universal free fare 
       policies on public transportation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2026

 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Roy, Mr. Higgins of 
  Louisiana, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, and Mr. 
    Steil) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit universal free fare 
       policies on public transportation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Free Rides Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNIVERSAL FARE FREE POLICIES.

    Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(w) Prohibition on Universal Fare Free Policies.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of assistance under this 
        chapter may not provide a universal fare free policy that 
        allows all users of a public transportation service provided by 
        or on behalf of such recipient from using such service without 
        paying a fare.
            ``(2) Exception.--Nothing in this subsection shall prevent 
        an recipient described in paragraph (1) from providing a 
        targeted fare policy that allows a certain group of riders to 
        ride for free or reduced charge including for--
                    ``(A) seniors;
                    ``(B) low-income riders;
                    ``(C) students; or
                    ``(D) employees or members of an organization 
                whereby use of such public transportation is paid for 
                through an agreement between an entity and the 
                designated recipient.
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary of Transportation may waive 
        the requirements of paragraph (1) if a recipient of assistance 
        under this chapter is able to identify a dedicated source of 
        operating revenue for such a universal fare free policy from a 
        non-Federal source.''.
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