HR 234 — HOV Lanes for Heroes Act

Summary

Allows disabled veterans to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, including toll lanes.
Defines disabled veteran as a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at or above a percentage determined by the public authority.
Permits disabled veterans to use HOV facilities with only 1 occupant instead of the normal occupancy requirement.
Prohibits public authorities from charging tolls for disabled veterans using HOV facilities.
Permits identification via license plate, registered transponder, or other methods determined necessary by the public authority.

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Sponsor (1)

Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole (R-NY) [#11]

3 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Nicole Malliotakis’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

WCAS $20,400
BLACKSTONE $13,200
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $11,117
GRUSS & CO LLC $10,971
CADDELL DRY DOCK $10,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nicole Malliotakis → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)

Jan 8, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
Jan 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
Jan 7, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Jan 7, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2025

Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To allow certain veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, including toll lanes.

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 “HOV Lanes for Heroes Act”.

SEC. 2. HOV FACILITIES.

(a) In General.—Section 166(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:

“(7) Disabled veterans.—

“(A) In general.—The public authority may allow a disabled veteran to use the HOV facility if such veteran has a license plate that clearly identifies the vehicle, a registered transponder, or other method of identification the public authority considers necessary for qualification.

“(B) Definition of disabled veteran.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘disabled veteran’ means a veteran (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38) who the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined has a service-connected (as such term is defined in such section) disability rated at or above a percentage determined to be qualifying by the public authority.

“(C) Occupancy exception.—Notwithstanding the occupancy requirement of subsection (a)(2), 1 occupant described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph may be permitted to use a HOV facility.

“(D) No charge for tolls.—Under this paragraph, a public authority may charge no toll.”.

(b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 166 of such title is further amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(1) by striking “through (5)” and inserting “through (7)”; and

HR 234

Introduced