Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6348 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6348 To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for cities hosting international sporting events taking place in the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 2, 2025 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself and Mr. Owens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for cities hosting international sporting events taking place in the United States, 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 ``Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL GAMES. (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501 the following: ``Sec. 5502. Transportation assistance for international games ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support State, Tribal, and local efforts on transportation issues necessary to obtain the national recognition and economic benefits of hosting international sporting events in the United States. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered event.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `covered event' means any event that-- ``(i) in the determination of the Secretary, is a multiday international sporting event, including-- ``(I) an Olympic, Paralympic, or Special Olympics event; ``(II) a FIFA Women's World Cup event; and ``(III) a FIFA Men's World Cup event; ``(ii) is held at a site located in a State or t