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District of Columbia Transportation Funding Equality Act
To amend title 49, United States Code, to treat the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of certain grant programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal transportation law to treat the District of Columbia as a state for purposes of several transportation grant programs. Specifically, it includes DC in the formula grants for buses program, the apportionments based on growing states and high density states program, the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program, and the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. These changes would allow DC to compete for and receive federal transportation funding in the same manner as states.
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Actions (4)
- Jan 7, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Jan 6, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jan 6, 2026 Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2026 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E4)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2026
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to treat the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of certain grant programs, 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 “District of Columbia Transportation Funding Equality Act”.
SEC. 2. FORMULA GRANTS FOR BUSES.
Section 5339(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting “and the District of Columbia” after “United States”; and
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking “the District of Columbia,”.
SEC. 3. APPORTIONMENTS BASED ON GROWING STATES AND HIGH DENSITY STATES FORMULA FACTORS.
Section 5340(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “and the District of Columbia” after “United States”.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL CULVERT REMOVAL, REPLACEMENT, AND RESTORATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 6703(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or the District of Columbia” after “a State”.
SEC. 5. SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 24112(a)(2)(B) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting “, including the District of Columbia” after “a State”. <all>
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