Transit Workforce Development Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8362 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8362 To amend sections 5314 and 5339 of title 49, United States Code, to allow for the use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus- related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development and training, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Pou, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Figures, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend sections 5314 and 5339 of title 49, United States Code, to allow for the use of a portion of grants available for buses and bus- related equipment and facilities to be used for workforce development and training, 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 ``Transit Workforce Development Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. (a) In General.--Section 5314(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``sections 5307, 5337, and 5339'' and inserting ``sections 5307 and 5337, and not more than 10 percent of amounts made available to a recipient under section 5339,''. (b) Workforce Development Training.--Section 5339(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent